\Broom\, 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.
         No gypsy cowered o'er fires of furze and broom.
                                               --Wordsworth.
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   originally made of the twigs of the broom.
{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}.

\Broom\, v. t. (Naut.)
See {Bream}.