Spanish broom

n 1: tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible

rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe

and Mediterranean; naturalized in California [syn: {Spanish

broom}, {weaver's broom}, {Spartium junceum}]

2: erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden

yellow flowers [syn: {Spanish broom}, {Spanish gorse}, {Genista

hispanica}]