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CYTISUS

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Cytisus; genus Cytisus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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)

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