cytisus
cytisus noun: any flowering plant in the genus Cytisus.
Noun
cytisus (plural cytisuses)
- Any flowering plant in the genus Cytisus.
- The goats eat cytisus and myrtle on the shore; a whole flock gathered round me as I sat beneath a tuft of golden green euphorbia the other day, and nibbled bread from my hands.1914, John Symonds, Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete
- His head leaning back on the cushions, his arms folded across his breast, Lavretsky gazed at the furrowed plains which opened fanwise before him, at the cytisus shrubs, at the crows and rooks which looked sideways at the passing carriage with dull suspicion, at the long ridges planted with mugwort...1873, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Liza
Forms of cytisus
| plural | cytisuses |
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Origin of cytisus
From Ancient Greek κύτισος (kútisos), of unknown origin.
Questions about cytisus
- What does cytisus mean?
- Cytisus means any flowering plant in the genus Cytisus.
- What part of speech is cytisus?
- Cytisus is a noun.
- What is the plural of cytisus?
- The plural of cytisus is cytisuses.
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