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
butcher linen,
butcher paper,
butcher shop,
butcher's,
butcher's saw,
butcher's-broom,
butcherbird,
butcherly,
butchery,
butchy,
bute
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