form genus vs genus

form genus and genus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
form genus	Yes	No	No	No
genus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, genus is a hypernym of form genus; that is, genus is a word with a broader meaning than form genus:

form genus: an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms
genus: (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

As nouns, genus is a hypernym of form genus; that is, genus is a word with a broader meaning than form genus:

form genus: (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure; forms the first half of a species' unique Latinate name
genus: (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

form genus (noun)	genus (noun)
an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms	a general kind of something
(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure; forms the first half of a species' unique Latinate name	(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species