subgenus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species

WordNet

Sub*ge"nus noun
Wordforms
plural Subgenera
Definitions
  1. (Biol.) A subdivision of a genus, comprising one or more species which differ from other species of the genus in some important character or characters; as, the azaleas now constitute a subgenus of Rhododendron.

Webster 1913