Meanings
nounSpanish broom (countable and uncountable, plural Spanish brooms)
plural Spanish brooms
- countableuncountableAny member of the species Spartium junceum of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to the Mediterranean, with many flexible rush-like twigs.
Synonyms & antonyms
nountall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California
Similar
weaver's broomSpartium junceum
Broader
nounerect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers
Similar
Spanish gorseGenista hispanica
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic وَزّال, وَزّال أَسَلِيّ
- وَزّال (wazzāl)Spartium junceum
- وَزّال أَسَلِيّ (wazzāl ʔasaliyy)Spartium junceum
- كَفّ الْكَلْب (kaff al-kalb)Spartium junceum
- بَدَاشْقَان (badāšqān)Spartium junceum
Finnish piiskaherne
- piiskaherneSpartium junceum
German Pfriemenginster, Binsenginster
- PfriemenginsterSpartium junceum
- BinsenginsterSpartium junceum
- Spanischer GinsterSpartium junceum
Japanese 連玉
- 連玉 (redama)Spartium junceum
Russian мете́льник си́тниковый, мете́льник прутьеви́дный
- мете́льник си́тниковый (metélʹnik sítnikovyj)Spartium junceum
- мете́льник прутьеви́дный (metélʹnik prutʹjevídnyj)Spartium junceum
- дрок испа́нский (drok ispánskij)Spartium junceum
- испа́нский дрок (ispánskij drok)Spartium junceum
Spanish retama, retama de olor
- retamaSpartium junceum
- retama de olorSpartium junceum
- gayombaSpartium junceum
Cite this entry
APA
Spanish broom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spanish%20broom
MLA
“Spanish broom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spanish%20broom. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Spanish broom,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spanish%20broom.
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