butcher's-broom

[ boo ch-erz-broom, -broo m ]
/ ˈbʊtʃ ərzˌbrum, -ˌbrʊm /

noun

a shrubby European evergreen, Ruscus aculeatus, of the lily family: used for making brooms.

Origin of butcher's-broom

First recorded in 1555–65

Words nearby butcher's-broom

British Dictionary definitions for butcher's-broom

butcher's-broom

noun

a liliaceous evergreen shrub, Ruscus aculeatus, that has stiff prickle-tipped flattened green stems, which resemble and function as true leaves. The plant was formerly used for making brooms