HyperDic: butcher[s_broom

English > 1 sense of the expression butcher's broom:
NOUNplantbutcher's broom, Ruscus aculeatusshrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls)
English > butcher's broom: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningshrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms.
SynonymRuscus aculeatus
Member ofRuscus, genus RuscusA genus of European evergreen shrubs
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanishbrusco

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