congeneric

Definition of Congeneric in English :

an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

belonging to the same genus

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Congeneric

adjective

belonging to the same group, esp (of animals or plants) belonging to the same genus

n.

1. A member of the same kind, class, or group.

2. An organism belonging to the same taxonomic genus as another organism.

3. Chemistry A compound produced in the same process that produces another, often structurally similar compound.