» genus clethra
Noun (1 meaning)
1. type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder, summer-sweet.
genus clethra is a type of:
- dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus (noun) - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
genus clethra is a member of:
- Clethraceae, family Clethraceae, white-alder family (noun) - coextensive with the genus Clethra