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/

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• Homophone: genet

Noun

genêt m (plural genêts)

1. (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.