BUTCHER'S BROOM - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] shrub with stiff-pointed flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms

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	Synonyms:	Ruscus aculeatus

	See Also:	bush, genus Ruscus, Ruscus, shrub

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Butch"er's broom`\ (Bot.) A genus of plants ({Ruscus}); esp. {R. aculeatus}, which has large red berries and leaflike branches. See {Cladophyll}.