Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch genst, from Old French geneste, from Latin genista. Cognate with German Ginster.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɣɪnst/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ginst
  • Rhymes: -ɪnst

Noun edit

ginst f (uncountable)

  1. furze, gorse, Ulex europaeus
    Synonym: gaspeldoorn
  2. (dated) broom, several plants of the subfamily Faboideae, particularly those (formerly) belonging to the genus Genista
    Synonym: brem