genista
Spanish, noun/xeˈnista/
genista is spelled G-E-N-I-S-T-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish, the 185,934th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Genista is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “genista (plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Planta leñosa; su fruto es una vainilla a modo de lentejas”.
What does genista mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegenista (plant)
- 2
femininebroom (plant)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Planta leñosa; su fruto es una vainilla a modo de lentejas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of genista
- genistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce genista?
- /xeˈnista/
- [xeˈnis.t̪a]
- [xeˈnist̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is genista in Spanish?
genista appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).