broom

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
any of various tools used for sweeping, consisting of a bundle of stiff fibers, or a brush with stiff bristles, attached to a long handle

Origin of broom

Middle English and Old English brom, brushwood from Indo-European base an unverified form bh(e)rem-, to project, a point from source berm, bramble

to sweep as with a broom

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broom

noun

An implement used for sweeping, typically consisting of a bunch of stiff synthetic fibers or broomcorn stalks, or formerly twigs or straw, bound together and attached to a handle.
a. Any of various European and North African shrubs of the genus Cytisus in the pea family, especially C. scoparius, having mostly compound leaves with three leaflets and showy, usually bright yellow flowers.
b. Any of several similar or related shrubs, especially in the genera Genista and Spartium.

transitive verb

broomed, broom·ing, brooms

To sweep with a broom.

Origin of broom

Middle English brom from Old English brōm broom plant ( Cytisus scoparius and similar plants) Dutch braam blackberry, bramble from Germanic brēmaz prickly shrub

Related Forms:

broom′y
adjective

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