(n.) A genus of plants including the common broom of Western Europe.
Example Sentences:
(1) The cathedral had been transformed into a grove of white roses, and foliage including sweet scented broom, the “planta genista” emblem of the Plantagenets.
(2) The inhibitory action of the major constituent of Genista tridentata L. (Papilionaceae), 4',5,7-trihydroxyisoflavone (genistein), on contractions induced by agonists and electrical field stimulation of smooth muscle was analysed.