HyperDic: spanish_broom

English > 2 senses of the expression Spanish broom:
NOUNplantSpanish broom, weaver's broom, Spartium junceumtall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry
plantSpanish broom, Spanish gorse, Genista hispanicaerect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers
English > Spanish broom: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningtall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California.
Synonymsweaver's broom, Spartium junceum
Member ofSpartium, genus SpartiumOne species
BroaderbroomAny of various shrubs of the genera ... / genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
CatalanSpartium junceum
English > Spanish broom: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningErect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers.
SynonymsSpanish gorse, Genista hispanica
Member ofGenista, genus Genistachiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia
BroaderbroomAny of various shrubs of the genera ... / genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers

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