genista

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See also: Genista

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the genus name.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • /dʒɛˈnɪstə/

Noun[edit]

genista (plural genistas)

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

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

genista f (genitive genistae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of genesta

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Noun[edit]

genista f (plural genistas)

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

Further reading[edit]