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单词 butcher's-broom
释义

butcher's-broom

[ booch-erz-broom, -broom ]
/ ˈbʊtʃ ərzˌbrum, -ˌbrʊm /

noun

a shrubby European evergreen, Ruscus aculeatus, of the lily family: used for making brooms.

Origin of butcher's-broom

First recorded in 1555–65

Words nearby butcher's-broom

butcher knife, butcher linen, butcherly, butcher paper, butcher's, butcher's-broom, butcher shop, butcher's saw, butchery, butch haircut, butchy
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British Dictionary definitions for butcher's-broom

butcher's-broom

noun

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
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