Ads
Butcher'S Broom Extract www.vitaminshoppe.com/ Vitamin Shoppe Huge Sale Free Shipping On $25+ Orders!
20% Off Butcher's Broom www.vitaminworld.com/ Limited Time BOGO Sale Buy One Get One 50% Off & Free Shipping
ərzˌbrum, -ˌbrʊm noun
a shrubby European evergreen, Ruscus aculeatus, of the lily family: used for making brooms.
Origin:
1555–65
1555–65
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To butcher's-broom
Collins
World English Dictionary
| butcher's-broom | |
| —n | |
| 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 | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Butcher's-broom
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
