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Noun: Ruscus aculeatus
  1. Shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms
    "Ruscus aculeatus was traditionally used to clean butchers' blocks";
    - butcher's broom

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: genus Ruscus, Ruscus

Encyclopedia: Ruscus aculeatus