| Broom (broom) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Broom |
[OE. brom,
brome, AS. br m; akin to LG. bram, D.
brem, OHG. br mo broom, thorn(?)bush, G.
brombeere blackberry. Cf. Bramble, ] |
A plant having twigs suitable for
making brooms to sweep with when bound together; esp., the Cytisus
scoparius of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with long, straight,
green, angular branches, minute leaves, and large yellow flowers.
An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly
made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a
long wooden handle; -- so called because originally made of the twigs of
the broom.
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