butcher's broom
butcher's broom · butcher's brooms
иглица, мышиный тёрн
Mäusedorn
Any plant of the genus Ruscus, especially Ruscus aculeatusAny plant of the genus Ruscus, especially Ruscus aculeatus.
Meaning
1 sensesAny plant of the genus Ruscus, especially Ruscus aculeatus.
Mäusedorn
и́глицаíglica, мыши́ный тёрнmyšínyj tjorn
More definitions
- shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
Any plant of the genus Ruscus:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Any plant of the genus Ruscus:
Origin
Formerly used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks.Formerly used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks.
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Forms
plural: butcher's brooms| Singular | butcher's broom |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsknee hollyknee holm
Close in meaning
- shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms:Ruscus aculeatus