Scotch broom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Scotch broom
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Example Sentences
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“The preserve is a pretty remarkable success story in restoration — being transformed from a Scotch broom field to a largely Native camas prairie,” said Sanders Freed, restoration manager for the Bureau of Land Management.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2023
Both have fields of heather, gorse, Scotch broom and clusters of pine, oak and silver birch.
From Golf Digest • Jan. 11, 2018
Watershed coordinator Brooke Stanley points to wild rose that has started to take over areas along a sandy beach approach once dominated by Scotch broom.
From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2017
Seeking Serenity in a Patch of California Land FRESNO, Calif. — Like Scotch broom and dandelions, despair can be invasive.
From New York Times • May 25, 2013
A very promising colony of them seems to have sprung up in my Scotch broom bushes.
From Insect Stories by Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman)
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