broom

¹broom

noun \ˈbrüm, ˈbru̇m\

Definition of BROOM

1

: any of various leguminous shrubs (especially genera Cytisus and Genista) with long slender branches, small leaves, and usually showy yellow flowers; especially : scotch broom

2

: a bundle of firm stiff twigs or fibers bound together on a long handle especially for sweeping

Origin of BROOM

Middle English, from Old English brōm; akin to Old High German brāmo bramble

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with BROOM

bloom, boom, brume, combe, cwm, doom, flume, fume, gloom, glume, groom, khoum, loom, neume, plume, rheum, room, spume, tomb, toom, vroom, whom, womb, zoom

²broom

transitive verb

Definition of BROOM

1

: to sweep with or as if with a broom

2

: to finish (as a concrete surface) by means of a broom

First Known Use of BROOM

1838

broom

noun \ˈbrüm, ˈbru̇m\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of BROOM

: any of various leguminous shrubs (especially genera Cytisus and Genista) with long slender branches, upright growth, small leaves, and usually showy yellow flowers; especially : scotch broom—see broom top

broom

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Broom (Cytisus beanii)—Valerie Finnis

In botany, any of several leguminous shrubs or small trees of the genus Cytisus, native to temperate regions of Europe and western Asia. They are cultivated widely, chiefly for their attractive flowers. The compound leaves have three leaflets. The solitary or clustered yellow, purple, or white flowers resemble pea flowers. The fruit is a flat pod. A common, almost leafless species is C. scoparius, a shrub with bright yellow flowers often grown for erosion control in warm climates. Butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus) is a shrub of the lily family with small whitish flowers and red berries.