Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A species of broom, Cytisus proliferus, of the Canary Islands. Its leafy branches are fed to cattle.
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- noun shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder
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Called "tagasaste" on the island of La Palma in the Canaries, where it originates. the species was formerly known as Cytisus proliferus.
Chapter 21 1990
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The nutritive value for ruminants of tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis), a leguminous tree.
Chapter 10 1996
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Canary Island farmers have depended for centuries on tagasaste as fodder during the long, dry summers.
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