genista
- n chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom
genista anglica
- n prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe
genista hispanica
- n erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers
genista raetam
- n desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
genista tinctoria
- n small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
genital herpes
- n an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area
genital personality
- n (psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drives
genital phase
- n (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity