yellow broom en · NOUN
Meanings
- Any yellow-blooming plant of tribe Genisteae: subfamily Faboideae, especially
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Any yellow-blooming plant of tribe Genisteae: subfamily Faboideae, especially: ▸ Cytisus scoparius.
1861, Charlotte Guest, translator, The Mabinogion/The Dream of Rhonabwy. And the green of the caparison of the horse, and of his rider, was as green as the leaves of the fir-tree, and the yellow was as yellow as the blossom of the broom.
- (US) Baptisia tinctoria, of the tribe Thermopsideae: subfamily Faboideae.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yellow brooms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
common broom (Cytisus scoparius) · yellow false indigo · planta genista (Cytisus scoparius) · Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) · English broom (Cytisus scoparius) · wild indigo