ajonc

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ʒɔ̃/

Noun

ajonc m (plural ajoncs)

(botany) gorse (Ulex)
Hypernyms: épineux, fabacée
(botany, erroneously) Synonym of jonc (“rush”)
belles dames au cou d’ajonc
beautiful ladies with necks as thin as rushes

Derived terms

ajonc de lande
ajonc de Le Gall
ajonc de Provence
ajonc d’Europe
ajonc nain
petit ajonc

Further reading

“ajonc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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