(Ruscus aculeatus) native to Europe and the Mediterranean region, having leaflike stems, greenish flowers, and usually red berries.' name='description'> butcher's broom - definition and meaning
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butcher's broom

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An evergreen shrub (Ruscus aculeatus) native to Europe and the Mediterranean region, having leaflike stems, greenish flowers, and usually red berries.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See butcher's broom, under broom.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • (Bot.) A genus of plants (Ruscus); esp. Ruscus aculeatus, which has large red berries and leaflike branches. See cladophyll.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Any plant of the genus Ruscus, especially Ruscus aculeatus.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms

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