In general, the genus of an appropriate mathematical surface (compact, connected, orientable, and without boundary) is the number of holes in the surface. This clear book thoroughly covers the metamorphosis and theoretical significance of the genus by using several historical approaches that ...
The major taxonomic ranks include life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species. In the binomial nomenclature in the scientific name of an organism, the first name is the genus (generic name) and the second name is the species (specific name). The father of ...
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Genista is a genus, or group, of plants that includes many varieties of broom or greenweed. This genus is part of the legume family, and includes dozens of plant species ranging from attractive flowering plants to noxious weeds. Different types of genista can vary in size from small shrubs...
. On the other hand, nettles, a group of about 80 species belonging to the genus Urtica, might actually qualify as venomous. These plants have raised structures called trichomes that are capable of stinging animals that brush against them. In the stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), the trichomes...
Of the 450 known species of insectivorous plants, more than 70 species belong to theNepenthesgenus. Some botanists contribute about 90 species to this genus. They are evergreen perennials from parts of Madagascar, southeastern Asia, Queensland, and other areas in these regions. Generally, they ...
(obsolete) The cranium. Crane (ambitransitive) To extend (one's neck). Crane (transitive) To raise or lower with, or as if with, a crane. Crane (intransitive) To pull up before a jump. Crane A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, ...
Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua kuntur. Vulture Any of various large birds of prey characteristically having dark plumage and a featherless head and neck and generally feeding on carrion. Species found...
This is the case of the trees belonging to the mesophilous relict genus Zelkova (Ulmaceae): the dwarfed Zelkova abelicea trees (a narrow Cretan endemic) can attain ages > 500 yr. and these individuals survive under high browsing pressure for centuries, surpassing normally growing trees of...
What is a human being? Humans are culture-bearing primates classified in the genus Homo, especially the species Homo sapiens. They are anatomically si