broomweed

broomweed
noun
annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers
Hypernyms: ↑matchweed, ↑matchbush
Member Holonyms: ↑Gutierrezia, ↑genus Gutierrezia

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: so called from its use in broommaking
1. : an herb (Scoparia dulcis) of the family Scrophulariaceae with small whitish flowers that grows in waste places in tropical and subtropical regions — called also sweet broomweed
2. : a tropical American herb (Corchorus siliquosus) used for making brooms
3. : any of several tropical plants of the genera Sida and Triumfetta used for broommaking
4. : a shrubby annual plant (Gutierrezia texana) of the prairies of the southwestern United States with rigid woody branches, glutinous foliage, and yellow flowers

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