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Definition of: Plantagenet
(plan·taj′i·net)
A patronymic of the English sovereigns from Henry II (1154) to the accession of the House of Tudor (1485): from the sprig of broom (in Medieval Latin, planta genista) worn by Geoffrey of Anjou, founder of the line. See table under ENGLAND.
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