butcher's-broom
[ booch-erz-broom, -broom ]
noun
a shrubby European evergreen, Ruscus aculeatus, of the lily family: used for making brooms.
Origin of butcher's-broom
1First recorded in 1555–65
Words Nearby butcher's-broom
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British Dictionary definitions for butcher's-broom
butcher's-broom
noun
a liliaceous evergreen shrub, Ruscus aculeatus, that has stiff prickle-tipped flattened green stems, which resemble and function as true leaves. The plant was formerly used for making brooms
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