genus Schefflera ge·nussc·heff·lera uncommon noun 1. large genus of shrubby and climbing tropical plants having showy digitately compound foliage SynonymsScheffleragenus Schefflera Related words Broader terms rosid dicot genus Parts Araliaceae Part of umbrella tree WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.