butch|er's-broom

butch|er's-broom
butch|er's-broom «BUCH uhrz BROOM, -BRUM», noun.
a shrubby European evergreen of the lily family, with rigid, branched, and spiny leaflike stems bearing a greenish flower and red berries.

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  • butcher's-broom — butch′er s broom n. pln a shrubby European evergreen, Ruscus aculeatus, of the lily family, used for making brooms • Etymology: 1555–65 …   From formal English to slang

  • Butcher's broom — Butch er s broom (Bot.) A genus of plants ({Ruscus}); esp. {Ruscus aculeatus}, which has large red berries and leaflike branches. See {Cladophyll}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • butcher'sbroom — butch·er s broom (bo͝ochʹərz) n. An evergreen shrub (Ruscus aculeatus) native to Europe and the Mediterranean region, having leaflike stems, greenish flowers, and usually red berries. * * * …   Universalium

  • Ruscus aculeatus — Butcher s broom Butch er s broom (Bot.) A genus of plants ({Ruscus}); esp. {Ruscus aculeatus}, which has large red berries and leaflike branches. See {Cladophyll}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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