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noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Genista, related to broom
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: woodwaxen, dyer's greenweed, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, whin, woadwaxen, Genista tinctoria
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: broom
History
From green + weed.
