Definition
A genus of woody shrubs in the pea family, known for their bright yellow flowers and ability to grow in poor soil.
Etymology
From Greek 'kytisos,' the ancient Greek name for a plant in the legume family. The term was adopted directly into scientific Latin nomenclature for plant classification.
Kelly Says
Cytisus plants are sometimes called 'broom' and they're so good at surviving in terrible soil that they've become invasive in places like California—they literally fix nitrogen in the soil, making it better for other plants to colonize!
Translations
ARالعربية
قُلْبُ الشَّجَر
qalb ash-shajar
BNবাংলা
সিটিসাস
sh-i-tee-suhs
CSČeština
cytisus
si-tee-sus
DADansk
cytisus
si-tee-sus
DEDeutsch
Zistrose
tsist-roh-zeh
ELΕλληνικά
κυτίσος
ky-tee-sos
ESEspañol
cistus
sis-toos
FAفارسی
سایتیسوس
say-tee-suhs
FISuomi
cytisus
si-tee-sus
FRFrançais
cytise
see-tees
HEעברית
ציטיסוס
tsi-ti-sus
HIहिन्दी
साइटिसस
say-tee-suhs
HUMagyar
cytisus
si-tee-sus
IDBahasa Indonesia
cytisus
si-ti-sus
ITItaliano
cistus
chis-toos
MRMR
सायटिसस
say-tee-suhs
MSBahasa Melayu
cytisus
si-tee-sus
MYမြန်မာ
စီတီစပါ
see-tee-spa
NLNederlands
cytisus
si-tee-sus
NONorsk
cytisus
si-tee-sus
PAPA
ਸਾਈਟਿਸਸ
say-tee-suhs
PLPolski
cytisus
si-tee-sus
PTPortuguês
cistus
sis-toos
RORomână
cytisus
si-tee-sus
SVSvenska
cytisus
si-tee-sus
SWKiswahili
cytisus
si-tee-sus
TAதமிழ்
சைடிசஸ்
say-ti-sasu
TEతెలుగు
సైటిసస్
say-ti-sas
UKУкраїнська
цитис
sit-is
VITiếng Việt
cây cytisus
kây si-ti-suhs