Genista

See also: genista

Translingual

Genista tinctoria

Etymology

Latin genista, alternative form of genesta (“broom (plant)”)

Proper noun

Genista f

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – broom.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Genisteae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Genista tinctoria (dyer's greenweed, woadwaxen, dyer's broom) - type species; Genista aetnensis (Mount Etna broom); Genista canariensis (Canary broom), Genista linifolia (Mediterranean broom), Genista maderensis (Madeira dyer's greenweed), Genista monspessulana (French broom, Cape broom, Montpellier broom), Genista stenopetala (leafy broom), Genista tridentata - selected other species; for others see Genista at The Plant List.

References

Genista on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Genista on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Genista on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Genista at USDA Plants database
Genista at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Genista at The Plant List

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