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broom definition

broom (bro̵̅o̅m, bro̵om)

noun

  1. any of a group of flowering shrubs (esp. genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium) of the pea family, often grown for their abundant, usually yellow, flowers
  2. a bundle of long, stiff fibers or straws (originally twigs of broom) fastened to a long handle, used for sweeping

Etymology: ME & OE brom, brushwood < IE base *bh(e)rem-, to project, a point > berm, bramble

transitive verb

to sweep as with a broom

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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