Genista
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Genista. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Genista, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Genista in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Genista you have here. The definition of the word Genista will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofGenista, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Genista tinctoria
See also: genista
Translingual
Etymology
Latin genista, alternative form of genesta (“broom (plant)”)
Proper noun
Genista f
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
