genus The central fertile floret with a solitary spikelet, in addition to two sterile spikelets on either side, is characteristic of the genus Hordeum USA (Montana), 21st century (2009). Photo Matt Lavin Category Cereal grains French genre English genus Japanese Kanji 属 Kana ぞく Translitération zoku Chinese Traditional 屬 Simplified 属 Pinyin shu Preceding entry Next entry