ALL meanings of butcher's-broom
butch·er's-broom
B b - noun butcher's-broom a liliaceous evergreen shrub, Ruscus aculeatus, that has stiff prickle-tipped flattened green stems, which resemble and function as true leaves. The plant was formerly used for making brooms 3
- noun butcher's-broom a shrubby plant (Ruscus aculeatus) of the lily family, with leathery, leaflike, flattened branches, clusters of small, white flowers, and large, red berries 3
- noun butcher's-broom a shrubby European evergreen, Ruscus aculeatus, of the lily family: used for making brooms. 1