English > Cytisus: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom. |
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Synonym | genus Cytisus |
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Member of | Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae | Alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae |
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Members | common broom, Scotch broom, green broom, Cytisus scoparius | deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe |
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white broom, white Spanish broom, Cytisus albus, Cytisus multiflorus | Low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers |
Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
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Spanish | cytisus, genus cytisus |
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Catalan | cytisus, genus cytisus |
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