# Genus

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/genus
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/

Plural: genera

taxonomic group of closely related [species](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/species "a taxonomic unit of classification; the largest group of organisms potentially capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring for many generations.").