ajonc

• IPA^(key): /a.ʒɔ̃/

ajonc m (plural ajoncs)

1. (botany) gorse (Ulex)

   Hypernyms: épineux, fabacée

2. (botany, erroneously) Synonym of jonc (“rush”)

   belles dames au cou d’ajonc

   beautiful ladies with necks as thin as rushes

• “ajonc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.