| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle |
besom
|
| curling broom or brush |
besom
|
| any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making |
broom grass
|
| handle of a broom |
broom handle
,
broomstick
|
| 2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered |
Chordospartium
,
genus Chordospartium
|
| deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers |
common broom
,
Cytisus scoparius
,
green broom
,
Scotch broom
|
| low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers |
Cytisus albus
,
Cytisus multiflorus
,
white broom
,
white Spanish broom
|
| large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom |
Cytisus
,
genus Cytisus
|
| chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom |
Genista
,
genus Genista
|
| one species: Spanish broom |
genus Spartium
,
Spartium
|
| wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper |
push broom
|
| Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers |
swamp oak
,
Viminaria denudata
,
Viminaria juncea
|
| clear or clean with a broom or brush |
sweep
|
| act of cleaning with a broom |
sweeping
|
| small short-handled broom used to brush clothes |
whisk
,
whisk broom
|
