[broom] n [ME, fr. OE brom; akin to OHG bramo bramble] (bef. 12c) 1: any of various leguminous shrubs (esp. genera Cytisus and Genista) with long slender branches, small leaves, and usu. showy yellow flowers; esp: scotch broom
2: a bundle of firm stiff twigs or fibers bound together on a long handle for sweeping and brushing
[2]broom vt (1838) 1: to sweep with or as if with a broom
2: to finish (as a concrete surface) by means of a broom