CYTISUS


Meaning of CYTISUS in English

-_səs, -zəs noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a shrub ( Medicago arborea ), from Greek kytisos

1. capitalized : a large genus of stiff or spiny shrubs (family Leguminosae) native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia and having showy racemose flowers with a 2-lipped calyx — see broom 1

2. plural cytisi : a plant of the genus Cytisus

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