plantagenet

/plænˈtædʒ.ə.nɪt/

Etymology

Originally a sobriquet of Geoffrey of Anjou (1113-1151), founder of the line, who was said to have worn a yellow broom blossom in his hat, Old French plante genest (French plante genêt), from Latin planta genista (“sprig of broom”), whence Medieval Latin Plantagenistae; subsequently adopted as a surname.

name

  1. A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, Ontario, Canada.
  2. A local government area in the Great Southern region, Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Plantagenet.

noun

  1. A member of the dynasty which held the English throne from 1154 to 1485.“[…] all the fine intelligence of all the Plantagenets, […]”