Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scoparin \Sco"pa*rin\, n. (Chem.)
   A yellow gelatinous or crystalline substance found in broom
   ({Cytisus scoparius}) accompanying sparte["i]ne.

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["o]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["o]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.

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.

Broom \Broom\, n. [OE. brom, brome, AS. br[=o]m; akin to LG.
   bram, D. brem, OHG. br[=a]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      originally made of the twigs of the broom.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}.

Source : WordNet®

Cytisus scoparius
     n : deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe;
         widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers [syn: {common
         broom}, {Scotch broom}, {green broom}]