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noun
Spartium junceum, a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Mediterranean, with many flexible rush-like twigs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Spanish gorse, Genista hispanica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: broom
noun
tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: weaver's broom, Spartium junceum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: broom
History
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