单词 | ginestra |
释义 | ginestran. The plant broom, Cytisus scoparius (see broom n. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > broom and allies > [noun] broomc1000 genistaa1398 junipera1425 broom-treea1450 cytisus1548 French broom1548 besom-weed1578 green broom?1578 scorpion-thorn1760 retama1764 retem1777 broom-wood1810 scorpion1840 scorpion plant1866 ginestra1884 scorpion-broom1884 tree lucerne1933 1884 G. Dillon Virgin Mother Good Counsel iii. 54 Others again derive it [sc. the name ‘Genazzano’] from the plant ginestra or broom, which grows upon many of the adjacent hill-sides. 1899 Daily News 25 Feb. 5/1 The glorious ginestra, or mountain broom. 1921 Q. Rev. Jan. 52 Thou, Fragrant Ginestra, joyful in the wild, Scatterest thy solitary tufts around. 2004 Sunday Tribune (Nexis) 22 Feb. 20 A six-mile loop around the hilltop village takes you over slopes covered with bushes of flaming broom, or ginestra, past pear and apple trees and clumps of miniature strawberries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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