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Old 24-03-2008, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ericrovve View Post
Sorry.
Genet = Genista = Whin, Broom

(jennet = small horse or donkey) or Bidet, as everybody knows is a...
Small workaday horse
We live and learn, thanks! Mind, I've never needed to discuss Genista in French .....

PS: This is why scientific, Latin names are so useful on sites such as this - there are probably hundreds of vernacular names for Genista worldwide.
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