The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Allium.

The Latin name ' Asteraceae ' is derived from the type genus Aster, which is a Greek term, meaning " star ".

The name is derived from the type genus Apium, which was originally used by Pliny the Elder circa 50 AD for a celery-like plant.

Alder is the common name of a genus of flowering plants ( Alnus ) belonging to the birch family Betulaceae ).

For many years there was confusion amongst botanists over the generic names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum, one result of which is that the common name " amaryllis " is mainly used for cultivars of the genus Hippeastrum, widely sold in the winter months for their ability to bloom indoors.

In 1753 Carl Linnaeus created the name Amaryllis belladonna, the type species of the genus Amaryllis.

If the latter, Amaryllis would be the correct name for the genus Hippeastrum, and a different name would have to be used for the genus discussed here.

Although the 1987 decision settled the question of the scientific name of the genus, the common name " amaryllis " continues to be used differently.

Hybrids said to be between Amaryllis belladonna and Brunsvigia josephinae have been called × Amarygia, Neither hybrid genus name is accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.

Many individual names are formed by adding the suffix " ine " to the species or genus name.

The name Brassicaceae is derived from the included genus Brassica.

He used a two-part naming scheme where the first name represented the genus and the second the species.

The scientific name of an organism is generated from its genus and species, resulting in a single world-wide name for each organism.

When writing the scientific name of an organism, it is proper to capitalize the first letter in the genus and put all of the specific epithet in lowercase.

The subgenus Rhinella is increasingly considered to constitute a distinct genus of its own, thus changing the scientific name of the cane toad.

The genus name Aquilegia is derived from the Latin word for eagle ( aquila ), because the shape of the flower petals, which are said to resemble an eagle's claw.

" Chipmunks have also been referred to as " striped squirrels ," " chippers ," " munks ," " timber tigers ," or " ground squirrels ," although the name " ground squirrel " usually refers to other squirrels, such as those of the genus Spermophilus.

Confusion between the two pathogens ' life-cycles led him to briefly recognize his genus Schizotrypanum, but following the description of Pneumocystis by others as an independent genus, Chagas returned to the use of the name Trypanosoma cruzi.

The aardvark is not closely related to the pig ; rather, it is the sole recent representative of the obscure mammalian order Tubulidentata, in which it is usually considered to form one variable species of the genus Orycteropus, the sole surviving genus in the family Orycteropodidae.

Thelymitra is an example of a genus where the lower petal is similar in appearance to the other petals.

Blandfordia is the only genus in the family Blandfordiaceae, with four species distributed in eastern Australia.

The genus Cyanastrum is sometimes placed in its own family Cyanastraceae.

The most conspicuous genus in the family is Aloe.

Agapanthus, native to South Africa, is the sole genus of the subfamily.

For example, Pyrethrum ( refers to several Old World plants of the genus Chrysanthemum ) is a natural insecticide with minimal environmental impact.

Wormwood, a genus that includes the sagebrush, is used as a source of flavoring for absinthe, a bitter classical liquor of European origin.

Allieae contains only one genus Allium ( Milula is merged with Allium in the latest systems ).

Within the genus Prunus, it is classified with the peach in the subgenus Amygdalus, distinguished from the other subgenera by the corrugated shell ( endocarp ) surrounding the seed.

Ardipithecus is a fossil hominoid, described by its discoverers as a very early hominin genus.

Albertosaurus (; meaning " Alberta lizard ") is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in western North America during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 70 million years ago.

The type species, A. sarcophagus, was apparently restricted in range to the modern-day Canadian province of Alberta, after which the genus is named.

In Central and South America, the alligator family is represented by five species of the genus Caiman, which differs from the alligator by the absence of a bony septum between the nostrils, and the ventral armour is composed of overlapping bony scutes, each of which is formed of two parts united by a suture.

The genus Amoeba and amoeboids in general both derive their names from the ancient Greek word for change.

Other animals found in the relatively open habitats of the high Andes include the huemul, cougar, foxes in the genus Pseudalopex, and, for birds, certain species of tinamous ( notably members of the genus Nothoprocta ), Andean Goose, Giant Coot, flamingos ( mainly associated with hypersaline lakes ), Lesser Rhea, Andean Flicker, Diademed Sandpiper-plover, miners, sierra-finches and diuca-finches.

Amaranths are recorded as food plants for some Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species including the nutmeg moth and various case-bearer moths of the genus Coleophora: C. amaranthella, C. enchorda ( feeds exclusively on Amaranthus ), C. immortalis ( feeds exclusively on Amaranthus ), C. lineapulvella and C. versurella ( recorded on A. spinosus ).

Bulbs sold as amaryllis and described as " ready to bloom for the holidays " belong to the allied genus Hippeastrum.

Members of the southeast Asian planthopper genus Ancyra are well known for having a pair of prolonged filaments at the tips of the forewings that arise near a pair of small glossy spots ; this creates the impression of a pair of antennae, with corresponding " eyes " ( a remarkable case of automimicry ).

These include, for example, the beta-lactam antibacterials, which include the penicillins ( produced by fungi in the genus Penicillium ), the cephalosporins, and the carbapenems.

* Acn, abbreviation for the orchid genus Acineta

See Amphisbaenia for information on the suborder and Amphisbaena ( lizard ) for the genus.

Bacterial genus Escherichia ( for example, Escherichia coli ) was named after him in 1919, eight years after his death.

Indian-born Ananda Chakrabarty, working for General Electric, had developed a bacterium ( derived from the Pseudomonas genus ) capable of breaking down crude oil, which he proposed to use in treating oil spills.

The zebrafish was referred to in literature as Brachydanio rerio for many years until its reassignment to the genus Danio.

Paleontological classifications have yet to incorporate this new taxonomy, and continue to use Hydrochoeridae for all capybaras, while using Hydrochoerinae for the living genus and its closest fossil relatives, such as Neochoerus.

Aquilegia ( Columbine ) is a genus of about 60-70 species of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals of their flowers.