butcher's-broom

[ booch-erz-broom, -broom ]

noun

1. a shrubby European evergreen, Ruscus aculeatus, of the lily family: used for making brooms.

butcher's-broom

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of butcher's-broom¹

First recorded in 1555–65