SINCE 1828
broom snakeweed
noun
variants:
or less commonly broom snakeroot
Definition of broom snakeweed
: a low-growing, composite, resinous shrub (Gutierrezia sarothrae) of dry soils of western North America that has narrow, linear leaves and heads of small, yellow flowers and may be toxic to livestock
— called also broomweed, brownweed
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