E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Plantagenet,
from planta genista (broom-plant), the family cognisance first assumed by the Earl of Anjou, the first of his race, during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, as a symbol of humility. (Sir George Buck: Richard III.) Died 1622.
