Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broom bush

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: broom bush
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Various taxa of Genisteae traditionally used to make brooms.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Melaleuca uncinata, a plant in the paperbark family, native to southern Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Your box ſhall be ſent next week by ſea. You will find in it some pieces of the broom buſh, which you ſaw growing on the old caſtle of Auchinleck. The wood has a curious appearance when ſawn acroſs. You may either have a little writing-stand made of it, or get it formed into boards for a treatiſe on witchcraft, by way of a ſuitable binding."
"For about twenty-five miles we traversed an entirely open plain, similar to that just described, and mostly covered with the waving broom bushes; […]"

Etymology

From broom + bush.

Usage

Inflected Forms

broom bushes (plural) broom-bush (alternative) broombush (alternative)

Questions

What does broom bush mean?: Various taxa of Genisteae traditionally used to make brooms.
Where does broom bush come from?: From broom + bush.

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