genista

See also: Genista

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Pronunciation

• /dʒɛˈnɪstə/

Noun

genista (plural genistas)

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

Anagrams

• ageinst, easting, eatings, gainest, giantes, ingates, ingesta, seating, signate, tagines, tangies, teasing, tsigane

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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.

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Spanish

Noun

genista f (plural genistas)

1. broom (plant)

   Synonyms: retama, hiniesta

2. genista (plant)