Broom

brōōm, n. a name given to a number of species of shrubs of the closely allied genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium: a besom made of its twigs.— v.t. to sweep with a broom.— ns. Broom′-corn , a species of plant resembling maize, cultivated for its seed and its spikes, of which brooms are made; Broom′-rape , a parasitic plant found adhering to the root of broom, clover, .; Broom′staff , Broom′stick , the staff or handle of a broom.— adj. Broom′y , abounding in or consisting of broom.— To marry over the broomstick , or To jump the besom , to go through an irregular form of marriage, in which both jump over a broomstick. [A.S. bróm ; Ger. bram .]