calicotome
French, noun/ka.li.kɔ.tɔm/
calicotome is spelled C-A-L-I-C-O-T-O-M-E (10 letters). Calicotome is a French masculine noun meaning “thorny broom (or similar plant of the genus Calicotome)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Légumineuse, arbrisseau à fortes épines, aux feuilles à trois folioles, aux fleurs papillonacées jaune”.
What does calicotome mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethorny broom (or similar plant of the genus Calicotome)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Légumineuse, arbrisseau à fortes épines, aux feuilles à trois folioles, aux fleurs papillonacées jaune.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of calicotome
- calicotomes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calicotome?
- /ka.li.kɔ.tɔm/
- \ka.li.ko.tɔm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.