Genista

See also: genista

Translingual

Genista tinctoria

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Genista f

1. 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