■ noun
1》 a long-handled brush of bristles or twigs, used for sweeping.
2》 a shrub typically having many yellow flowers, long, thin green stems, and small or few leaves. [ Cytisus scoparius and many other species, especially in the genera Cytisus and Genista .]
Origin
OE brōm (in sense 2), of Gmc origin; related to bramble .