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a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers sweep: sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" heather: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere finish with a broom
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Brooms are a group of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the legume family Fabaceae, mainly in the two genera Cytisus and Genista, but also in five other small genera (see box, right). All genera in this group are from the tribe Cytiseae. These genera are all closely related and share similar characters of dense, slender green stems and very small leaves, adaptations to dry growing conditions. ...
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In plant pathology: A symptom in which lateral branches proliferate in a dense cluster on the main branch (witches'-broom). (21)
Ãâó: ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_B.htm
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T-shaped spray lance with nozzles on cross-piece.
Ãâó: www.pestmanagement.co.uk/lib/glossary/glossary_b.s...
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Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link (family Fabaceae) DESCRIPTION: A large shrub with compound leaves that have three leaflets. The yellow, purple, or white flowers are solitary or in small clusters. The fruit is a small pod. RANGE: Grows on the Atlantic coast and in the Pacific Northwest, extensively. APPLICATION: Acts as a diuretic, due to having a flavone glycoside scoparoside. Its most common use has been as an alternative to marijuana as a mind-altering agent. ...
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