genusEnglishOxford English Thesaurusgenus noun 1 Biologythe largest genus of plants with fleshy fruits: group, subdivision, subfamily. 2 he had created a new genus of music: type, sort, kind, genre, style, variety, category, class; species, breed, brand, make, model, family, stamp, cast, ilk, kidney; division, subdivision, section, department, compartment.genus Oxford Dictionary of English