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yellow broom

yellow broom noun: any yellow-blooming plant of tribe Genisteae: subfamily Faboideae, especially.

yellow broom: any yellow-blooming plant of tribe Genisteae: subfamily Faboideae, especially
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Noun

yellow broom (plural yellow brooms)

  1. Any yellow-blooming plant of tribe Genisteae: subfamily Faboideae, especially
  2. Cytisus scoparius.
    • 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.1861, Charlotte Guest, translator, The Mabinogion/The Dream of Rhonabwy.
  3. (US) Baptisia tinctoria, of the tribe Thermopsideae: subfamily Faboideae.

Synonyms of yellow broom

Forms of yellow broom

pluralyellow brooms

Words formed from yellow broom

  • Portuguese yellow broom

Questions about yellow broom

What does yellow broom mean?
Yellow broom means any yellow-blooming plant of tribe Genisteae: subfamily Faboideae, especially.
What part of speech is yellow broom?
Yellow broom is a noun.
What is the plural of yellow broom?
The plural of yellow broom is yellow brooms.

Words near yellow broom in the dictionary

  1. yellow brains
  2. yellow brick road
  3. yellow brick roads
  4. yellow bristle grass
  5. yellow bristle grasses
  6. yellow broom
  7. yellow brooms
  8. yellow bugle
  9. yellow bullhead
  10. yellow bullheads
  11. yellow bunting

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