Cytisus scoparius : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Cytisus scoparius	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Cytisus scoparius
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cytisus scoparius n deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers Synonym(s): common broom, Scotch broom, green broom, Cytisus scoparius
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scoparin \Sco"pa*rin\, n. (Chem.) A yellow gelatinous or crystalline substance found in broom ({Cytisus scoparius}) accompanying sparte[8b]ne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scotch \Scotch\, a. [Cf. {Scottish}.] Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish. {Scotch broom} (Bot.), the {Cytisus scoparius}. See {Broom}. {Scotch dipper}, [or] {Scotch duck} (Zo[94]l.), the bufflehead; -- called also {Scotch teal}, and {Scotchman}. {Scotch fiddle}, the itch. [Low] --Sir W. Scott. {Scotch mist}, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain. {Scotch nightingale} (Zo[94]l.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.] {Scotch pebble}. See under {pebble}. {Scotch pine} (Bot.) See {Riga fir}. {Scotch thistle} (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Onopordon acanthium}); -- so called from its being the national emblem of the Scotch.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sparteine \Spar"te*ine\, n. (Chem.) A narcotic alkaloid extracted from the tops of the common broom ({Cytisus scoparius}, formerly {Spartium scoparium}), as a colorless oily liquid of aniline-like odor and very bitter taste.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Broom \Broom\, n. [OE. brom, brome, AS. br[d3]m; akin to LG. bram, D. brem, OHG. br[be]mo broom, thorn[?]bush, G. brombeere blackberry. Cf. {Bramble}, n.] 1. (Bot.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound together; esp., the {Cytisus scoparius} of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves, and large yellow flowers. No gypsy cowered o'er fires of furze and broom. --Wordsworth. 2. An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because originally made of the twigs of the broom. {Butcher's broom}, a plant ({Ruscus aculeatus}) of the Smilax family, used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks; -- called also {knee holly}. See {Cladophyll}. {Dyer's broom}, a species of mignonette ({Reseda luteola}), used for dyeing yellow; dyer's weed; dyer's rocket. {Spanish broom}. See under {Spanish}.