noun
broom
A shrub with slender green stems and usually yellow flowers.
Yellow flowers cover the broom beside the path.
Etymology
The Old English word already names the shrub. Its tough stems were used for sweeping, so the plant also supplied the familiar name of the household implement.
More examples
- The hillside was dotted with broom.
- A broom shrub grew near the stone wall.
- They removed invasive broom from the field.
Forms
broom · brooms
Similar words
- gorse
- A different, spiny yellow-flowered shrub.