Hypernyms for "plant genus"
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Aeonium
Aframomum
Agrostis
Alpinia
Amsinckia
Arenga
Arrhenatherum
Avena
Borago
Corylopsis
Crassula
Cynoglossum
Dioscorea
Echium
Erythroxylon
Erythroxylum
Fothergilla
genus Aeonium
genus Aframomum
genus Agrostis
genus Alpinia
genus Amsinckia
genus Anchusa
genus Arenga
genus Arrhenatherum
genus Avena
genus Borago
genus Campanula
genus Corylopsis
genus Crassula
genus Cynoglossum
genus Dioscorea
genus Echium
genus Erythroxylon
genus Erythroxylum
genus Fothergilla
genus Genlisea
genus Geranium
genus Hackelia
genus Hamamelis
genus Lagerstroemia
genus Laguncularia
genus Languas
genus Lappula
genus Linanthus
genus Linum
genus Liquidambar
genus Lithospermum
genus Livistona
genus Martynia
genus Mertensia
genus Myosotis
genus Onosmodium
genus Paris
genus Parrotia
genus Parrotiopsis
genus Phlox
genus Physostigma
genus Phytelephas
genus Pinguicula
genus Proboscidea
genus Ribes
genus Sedum
genus Sequoiadendron
genus Sesamum
genus Symphytum
genus Tamus
genus Utricularia
genus Zerumbet
Hackelia
Hamamelis
Lagerstroemia
Laguncularia
Lappula
Linanthus
Linum
Liquidambar
Lithospermum
Livistona
Mertensia
Myosotis
Onosmodium
Paris
Parrotia
Parrotiopsis
Physostigma
phytelephas
Pinguicula
Proboscidea
Ribes
Sequoiadendron
Sesamum
Symphytum
Tamus
Utricularia
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.