CYTISUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cytisus mean? 

• CYTISUS (noun)
  The noun CYTISUS has 1 sense:

1. large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom

  Familiarity information: CYTISUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYTISUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cytisus; genus Cytisus

Hypernyms ("Cytisus" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Cytisus"):

Cytisus albus; Cytisus multiflorus; white broom; white Spanish broom (low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers)

common broom; Cytisus scoparius; green broom; Scotch broom (deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers)

Holonyms ("Cytisus" is a member of...):

Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)