genista

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English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Pronunciation

  • /dʒɛˈnɪstə/

Noun

genista (plural genistas)

  1. (botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Genista.

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

genista f (genitive genistae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of genesta

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative genista genistae
Genitive genistae genistārum
Dative genistae genistīs
Accusative genistam genistās
Ablative genistā genistīs
Vocative genista genistae

References

  • “genista”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “genista”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • genista in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Noun

genista f (plural genistas)

  1. broom (plant)
    Synonyms: retama, hiniesta
  2. genista (plant)

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