spanish broom

1. 1.

   tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California

   Synonymsweaver's broomSpartium junceum

   Broaderbroom

   Part ofSpartium
2. 2.

   erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers

   SynonymsSpanish gorseGenista hispanica

   Broaderbroom

   Part ofGenista

Questions about spanish broom

What does spanish broom mean?

spanish broom means "tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for spanish broom?

Close synonyms include weaver's broom, Spartium junceum, Spanish gorse, Genista hispanica. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spanish broom a common word?

spanish broom is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.