Genista


Definition: Meaning of, Genista in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ʤɪˈnɪstə /

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  1. chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom
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Genista used in phrases

  • Genista anglica (noun)
    1. prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe
  • Genista hispanica (noun)
    1. erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers
  • Genista raetam (noun)
    1. desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
  • Genista tinctoria (noun)
    1. small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
  • genus Genista (noun)
    1. chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom
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