(n) deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers, Syn. green broom, Cytisus scoparius, Scotch broom

indigo broom

(n) much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida, Syn. rattle weed, horsefly weed, Baptisia tinctoria

push broom

(n) a wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper

spanish broom

(n) tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California, Syn. Spartium junceum, weaver's broom

spanish broom

(n) erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers, Syn. Spanish gorse, Genista hispanica

weeping tree broom

(n) small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent two-seeded pods

white broom

(n) low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers, Syn. Cytisus albus, Cytisus multiflorus, white Spanish broom

witches' broom

(n) an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance, Syn. staghead, hexenbesen, witch broom

coyote brush

(n) widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle, Syn. kidney wort, chaparral broom, coyote bush, Baccharis pilularis

heather

(n) common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere, Syn. Calluna vulgaris, ling, broom, Scots heather

orobanchaceae

(n) brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales, Syn. broomrape family, family Orobanchaceae

rabbitweed

(n) low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads, Syn. Gutierrezia sarothrae, rabbit-weed, snakeweed, turpentine weed, broom snakeroot, broom snakeweed

sweep

(v) sweep with a broom or as if with a broom, Syn. broom, Example:Sweep the crumbs off the table; Sweep under the bed

thatch palm

(n) small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto, Syn. Thrinax parviflora, broom palm, thatch tree, silver thatch

whisk

(n) a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes, Syn. whisk broom

woodwaxen

(n) small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental, Syn. woadwaxen, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, greenweed, whin, dyer's greenweed

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Broom

n. [ OE. brom, brome, AS. brōm; akin to LG. bram, D. brem, OHG. brāmo broom, thorn&unr_;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 Cytisus scoparius of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves, and large yellow flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

No gypsy cowered o'er fires of furze and broom. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because originally made of the twigs of the broom. [ 1913 Webster ]

Butcher's broom, a plant (Ruscus aculeatus) of the Smilax family, used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks; -- called also knee holly. See Cladophyll. --
Dyer's broom, a species of mignonette (Reseda luteola), used for dyeing yellow; dyer's weed; dyer's rocket. --
Spanish broom. See under Spanish. [ 1913 Webster ]

Broom

v. t. (Naut.) See Bream. [ 1913 Webster ]

broom corn

(Bot.) A tall variety of grass (Sorghum vulgare technicum), having a joined stem, like maize, rising to the height of eight or ten feet, and bearing its seeds on a panicle with long stiff branches, of which brooms are made. [ 1913 Webster ]

Broom rape

(Bot.) A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spiked flowers, and grow attached to the roots of other plants, as furze, clover, flax, wild carrot, etc. The name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this genus, as Aphyllon uniflorumand Aphyllon Ludovicianum. [ 1913 Webster ]

Broomstaff

n. A broomstick. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Broomstick

n. A stick used as a handle of a broom. [ 1913 Webster ]

Broomy

a. Of or pertaining to broom; overgrowing with broom; resembling broom or a broom. [ 1913 Webster ]

If land grow mossy or broomy. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Butcher's broom

(Bot.) A genus of plants (Ruscus); esp. Ruscus aculeatus, which has large red berries and leaflike branches. See Cladophyll. [ 1913 Webster ]

Clubroom

n. The apartment in which a club meets. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

dyer's-broom

n. small Eurasian shrub (Genista tinctoria) having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and U.S.; sometimes grown as an ornamental.
Syn. -- woodwaxen, dyer's greenweed, dyer's weed, dyer's rocket, dyeweed, greenweed, whin, woadwaxen, Genista tinctoria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Green-broom

n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Genista (G. tinctoria); dyer's weed; -- called also greenweed. [ 1913 Webster ]

weeping tree broom

n. a small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent 2-seeded pods.
a broom is any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

扫

[扫 / 掃, sào] broom #4387

埽

[埽, sào] broom; dike #28528

扫帚

[扫帚 / 掃帚, sào zhou] broom #30046

笤

[笤, tiáo] broom #36526

扫把

[扫把 / 掃把, sào ba] broom #40273

黍

[黍, shǔ] broomcorn millet; glutinous millet #52883

帚

[帚, zhǒu] broom #60057

新官上任三把火

[新官上任三把火, xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ] the new boss cracks the whip three times; a new broom sweeps clean; fig. vigorous new policies #85937

敝帚自珍

[敝帚自珍, bì zhǒu zì zhēn] to value one's own old broom; of sentimental value #132387

敝帚千金

[敝帚千金, bì zhǒu qiān jīn] lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (成语 saw); fig. sentimental value; I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.

篲

[篲, huì] broom

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

ブルーム

[buru-mu] (n) broom

玉箒

[たまははき;たまばはき, tamahahaki ; tamabahaki] (n) broom; broom cypress

金雀児(ateji);金雀枝(ateji)

[えにしだ;エニシダ, enishida ; enishida] (n) (uk) (orig. from Spanish 'hiniesta') common broom (Cytisus scoparius, Genista scoparia); Scotch broom; English broom

手箒

[てぼうき, tebouki] (n) whisk broom

草箒

[くさぼうき, kusabouki] (n) broom

竹箒;高箒

[たけぼうき(竹箒);たかぼうき, takebouki ( takebouki ); takabouki] (n) bamboo broom

浜靫

[はまうつぼ;ハホウツボ, hamautsubo ; hahoutsubo] (n) broomrape (Orobanche coerulescens)

部室

[ぶしつ, bushitsu] (n) clubroom

連玉(ateji)

[れだま;レダマ, redama ; redama] (n) (uk) Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) (spa