noun
Usage: usually capitalized S
1. : a nearly leafless shrub ( Spartium junceum ) of the family Leguminosae of southern Europe and the Canary Islands that has green flexible twigs which are similar to rushes, are used in basketry, and yield a fiber and that has handsome fragrant flowers which yield a yellow dye
2. : a broom ( Genista hispanica ) of southwestern Europe having golden yellow flowers in heads