greenweed
greenweed · greenweeds
Any of several plants, of the genus Genista, related to broomAny of several plants, of the genus Genista, related to broom
Meaning
1 sensesAny of several plants, of the genus Genista, related to broom
More definitions
- 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
Origin
From green + weed.From green + weed.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: greenweeds| Singular | greenweed |
|---|---|
| Plural | greenweeds |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:woodwaxendyer's greenweeddyer's-broomdyeweedwhinwoadwaxenGenista tinctoria
Word family
1 related wordsDeriveddyer's greenweed