Preposition: of

• specie: This is a genus of 11 species of trees and shrubs, natives of East Africa and of North and South America.

• bacterium: Only a few genera of bacteria such as Bacillus and Clostridium are capable of forming endospores.

• plant: But in a new survey of species from 335 genera of higher plants, 48 were found to have the parasite.

Converse of object

• comprise: The family comprises a single genus, Gymnotus, which holds some of the most abundant and familiar knife fish from the Amazon.

• describe: The term Iris in not only used to describe the genus, it is also the common name for the comprised species.

• relate: It is the most closely related genus containing C 4 species to Arabidopsis.

Adjective modifier

• monotypic: A monotypic genus confined to the western slopes of the North Rockies in California and Oregon, USA.

• supreme: Central to his rejection of univocity of being is his denial that it is a supreme genus.

• distinct: The Proconsul is an early ape, which was once considered to be a distinct genus.

• diverse: Lichens, especially species of the diverse genus Cladonia, are a very important group on heathland.

Modifies a noun

• notocactus: General classification The genus Notocactus has been subdivided into smaller groups to aid the understanding of relationships between these groups.

• bacillus: Living in the soil are huge numbers of bacteria belonging to the genus Bacillus.

• name: Having said that, many genus names are just, well, names.