thorny broom

noun

A spiny, densely branched shrub of the legume family Calicotome spinosa.

Meanings

nounthorny broom (countable and uncountable, plural thorny brooms)

plural thorny brooms

  1. countableuncountableA spiny, densely branched shrub of the legume family Calicotome spinosa.

    Synonyms: spiny broom

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA spiny, densely branched shrub of the legume family Calicotome spinosa.

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Chicago

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