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broom
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sweep
to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like. -
broomrape
any orobanchaceous plant of the genus Orobanche: brownish small-flowered leafless parasites on the roots of other plants, esp on legumes -
broomstick
A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end. -
brush broom
Northeastern U.S. a whisk broom. -
sparteine
a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth. -
besom
a broom, esp one made of a bundle of twigs tied to a handle