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an evergreen St.-John's-wort, Hypericum prolificum, common from New York to Iowa and southward, having yellow flowers in terminal clusters.
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bush broom — an evergreen St. John s wort, Hypericum prolificum, common from New York to Iowa and southward, having yellow flowers in terminal clusters … Useful english dictionary
Broom — (br[=oo]m), n. [OE. brom, brome, AS. br[=o]m; akin to LG. bram, D. brem, OHG. br[=a]mo broom, thorn?bush, G. brombeere blackberry. Cf. {Bramble}, n.] 1. (Bot.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound together; esp … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
BROOM — BROOM, the biblical rotem (Ar. ratam), the wild shrub Retam roetam, widespread in the deserts of Israel and in sandy regions. It produces a few leaves in the winter, which it sheds in the summer, its green stalks filling the function of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
broom — [bru:m, brum] n ↑broom [: Old English; Origin: brom broom plant ;] [Sense: 1; Origin: because broom branches were used for making brushes] 1.) a large brush with a long handle, used for sweeping floors 2.) [U] a large bush with small yellow… … Dictionary of contemporary English
broom — O.E. brom broom, brushwood, the common flowering shrub whose twigs were tied together to make a tool for sweeping, from P.Gmc. *bræmaz thorny bush (Cf. Du. braam, Ger. Brombeere blackberry ), from PIE root *bh(e)rem to project, a point. Both the… … Etymology dictionary
broom — [ brum ] noun * 1. ) count a brush with a long handle, used for SWEEPING dirt from floors 2. ) uncount a bush with small yellow flowers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
broom — Many people in 19th century Suffolk, Sussex, and Wiltshire thought that during the month of *May the broom meant bad luck, even death; one must not bring its flowers into the house, nor *sweep the floor with broom twigs: If you sweep the… … A Dictionary of English folklore
broom — [OE] Broom was originally the name of the yellow flowered bush; its application to the long handled brush did not come about until the 15th century (the underlying notion is of a brush made from broom twigs tied to a handle). The plant name… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
broom — [OE] Broom was originally the name of the yellow flowered bush; its application to the long handled brush did not come about until the 15th century (the underlying notion is of a brush made from broom twigs tied to a handle). The plant name… … Word origins
broom — [[t]bru͟ːm[/t]] brooms 1) N COUNT A broom is a kind of brush with a long handle. You use a broom for sweeping the floor. 2) N UNCOUNT Broom is a wild bush with a lot of tiny yellow flowers … English dictionary
