noun
Meaning 1
Any plant of the genus Ruscus, especially Ruscus aculeatus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
butcher's broom
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noun
Meaning 2
shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Ruscus aculeatus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
Etymology
Formerly used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: rrushkull — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Albanian: përce — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Albanian: përcëllak — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Arabic: سَفَنْدَر (safandar) — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Breton: bugelenn — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Breton: beuz-drein — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Bulgarian: залист (zalist) — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Catalan: galzeran — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Cornish: kelynnen vyghan — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Danish: musetorn — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Esperanto: rusko — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Finnish: ruskus — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- French: fragon piquant — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- French: petit-houx — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Galician: xilbarbeira — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Galician: xibarda — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Galician: mesquita — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Galician: rascacú — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Georgian: თაგვისარა (tagvisara) — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- German: Mäusedorn — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Greek: λαγομηλιά (lagomiliá) — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Ancient Greek: μυάκανθος (muákanthos) — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Ancient Greek: ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́νη (oxŭmŭrsĭ́nē) — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Ancient Greek: χαμαιμυρσίνη (khamaimursínē) — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Irish: giolcach nimhe — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Italian: pugnitopo — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Japanese: 梛筏 (nagi-ikada) — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Latin: ruscum — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Mingrelian: ბარცხი (barcxi) — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Persian: مورد اسفرم (murd esfaram) — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Persian: کولهخاس (kule-xâs) — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Polish: myszopłoch — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Polish: ruszczyk — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Polish: iglica — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Russian: и́глица (íglica) — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Russian: мыши́ный тёрн (myšínyj tjorn) — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Serbo-Croatian: vèprina — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Serbo-Croatian: kòstrika — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Serbo-Croatian: vèprinac — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Serbo-Croatian: nadlist — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Serbo-Croatian: zalist — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Spanish: rusco — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Swedish: stickmyrten — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Turkish: tavşanmemesi — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Turkish: sıçan dikeni — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Turkish: tavşan kirazı — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Venetan: rosco — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Welsh: celyn Ffrainc — Any plant of the genus Ruscus
- Welsh: celyn y wrach — Any plant of the genus Ruscus