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    GENUS CYTISUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    Cytisus; genus Cytisus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

    Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus Cytisus" is a member of...):

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

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