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   broom

   /bro͞om/

   noun

   • 1. a long-handled brush of bristles or twigs, used for sweeping.
   • ▪ an implement for sweeping the ice in the game of curling.
   • 2. a flowering shrub with long, thin green stems and small or few leaves, cultivated for its profusion of flowers.

   Word Origin Old Englishbrōm (in broom (sense 2)), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch braam, also to bramble.

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