Feminine

ginst

Meaning

  1. (feminine, no-diminutive, uncountable) furze, gorse (Ulex europaeus)
  2. (dated, feminine, no-diminutive, uncountable) broom, several plants of the subfamily Faboideae, particularly those (formerly) belonging to the genus Genista

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣɪnst/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch genst, from Old French geneste, from Latin genista. Cognate with German Ginster.

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