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Scotch Broom

Definition: Scotch Broom

Scotch Broom

Noun

1. Deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 



Synonyms: Scotch Broom

Synonyms: common broom (n), green broom (n). (additional references)

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Image Slideshow: Scotch Broom

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Photo Album: Scotch Broom

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

"An effective technique to pulling scotch broom roots".Credit: Saundra Miles.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Scotch Broom

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

scotch broom

62
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Scotch Broom

Language Translations for "Scotch broom"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

kostgyvel (rush-broom), gyvel (broom, rush-broom). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

brem (broom, greenweed, rush-broom), bezemstruik (rush-broom), bezembrem (rush-broom). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

jänönvihma (rush-broom). (various references)

   

French

  

genêt balais. (various references)

   

German

  

gemeiner Besenginster (rush-broom), Besenginster (rush-broom). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σαρόθαμνος ο σαρωματικός (rush-broom). (various references)

   

Italian

  

ginestra dei carbonai (rush-broom), ginesta dei carbonai (rush-broom), ginesta da scopa (rush-broom). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

otchscay oombray

   

Spanish

  

escobón (rush-broom). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

harginst (rush-broom). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Scotch Broom

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Cytisus scoparius, Cytisus scoparius Link, Sarothamnus scoparius Wimm. ex Koch, Sarothampus scoparius. (various references)

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Anagrams: Scotch Broom

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-c-c-h-m-o-o-o-r-s-t"

-3 letters: moroccos, scrootch.

-4 letters: borscht, chromos, cohorts, morocco, rococos, scrooch.

-5 letters: bhoots, booths, borsch, borsht, bromos, brooch, brooms, broths, chromo, cohort, cohost, combos, coombs, crotch, motors, rhombs, robots, rococo, scorch, scotch, smooch, smooth, throbs.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Scotch Broom


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 63 6F 74 63 68      42 72 6F 6F 6D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01100011 01101111 01110100 01100011 01101000 00100000 01000010 01110010 01101111 01101111 01101101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#99 &#111 &#116 &#99 &#104 &#32 &#66 &#114 &#111 &#111 &#109

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0063 006F 0074 0063 0068      0042 0072 006F 006F 006D

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

53698186697423684818179

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Images: Slideshow
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Translations: Ancient
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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