BUTCHER'S BROOM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms

Synonyms:

butcher's broom; Ruscus aculeatus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("butcher's broom" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("butcher's broom" is a member of...):

genus Ruscus; Ruscus (a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae)