dyers broom

dyer's broom \dyer's broom\, dyer's-broom \dyer's-broom\n.
   small Eurasian shrub ({Genista tinctoria}) having clusters of
   yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England
   and U.S.; sometimes grown as an ornamental.

   Syn: woodwaxen, dyer's greenweed, dyer's weed, dyer's rocket,
        dyeweed, greenweed, whin, woadwaxen, {Genista
        tinctoria}.
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Broom \Broom\ (br[=oo]m), n. [OE. brom, brome, AS. br[=o]m; akin
   to LG. bram, D. brem, OHG. br[=a]mo broom, thorn?bush, G.
   brombeere blackberry. Cf. {Bramble}, n.]
   1. (Bot.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to
      sweep with when bound together; esp., the {Cytisus
      scoparius} of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with
      long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves,
      and large yellow flowers.
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            No gypsy cowered o'er fires of furze and broom.
                                                  --Wordsworth.
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   2. An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of
      the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or
      attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because
      originally made of the twigs of the broom.
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   {Butcher's broom}, a plant ({Ruscus aculeatus}) of the Smilax
      family, used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks;
      -- called also {knee holly}. See {Cladophyll}.

   {Dyer's broom}, a species of mignonette ({Reseda luteola}),
      used for dyeing yellow; dyer's weed; dyer's rocket.

   {Spanish broom}. See under {Spanish}.
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