genêt

See also: genet and Genet

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French genest, earlier geneste f, from a variant of Latin genista.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒə.nɛ/
genêt (file)
Homophone: genet

Noun

genêt m (plural genêts)

(botany) broom (shrub), a plant in the genus Genista and related plant genera

Derived terms

râle des genêts

Further reading

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

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