broom


Definition: Meaning of, broom in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bruːm /

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broom brooms
  1. [countable] a large brush with a long handle, used for sweeping floors
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  2. [uncountable] a large bush with small yellow flowers
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broom used in phrases

  • Scotch broom (noun)
    1. deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers
  • Spanish broom (noun)
    1. erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers
    2. tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California
  • broom beard grass (noun)
    1. handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn
  • broom closet (noun)
    1. a small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment
  • broom grass (noun)
    1. any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making
  • broom handle (noun)
    1. the handle of a broom
  • broom palm (noun)
    1. small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto
  • broom sedge (noun)
    1. tall tufted grass of southeastern United States
  • broom snakeroot (noun)
    1. low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads
  • broom snakeweed (noun)
    1. low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads
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