Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Butcher's broom \Butch"er's broom`\ (Bot.)
   A genus of plants ({Ruscus}); esp. {R. aculeatus}, which has
   large red berries and leaflike branches. See {Cladophyll}.

Source : WordNet®

Ruscus
     n : a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in
         family Asparagaceae [syn: {genus Ruscus}]