"Plantegenest" (or "Plante Genest") had been a 12th century nickname for Geoffrey V, perhaps because his emblem may have been the common broom, named "planta genista" in medieval Latin.
Plantegenest "(or"Plante Genest " ") had been a 12th century nickname for Geoffrey V. It is unclear from what this derived and numerous theories have been suggested. A popular one was his emblem may have been the common broom, named "planta genista" in medieval Latin.