ruscus

noun

rus·​cus

ˈrəskəs

1

capitalized : a small genus of European evergreen shrubs (family Liliaceae) with leaflike phylloclades, small greenish flowers, and red berries see butcher's-broom

2

plural -es : any plant of the genus Ruscus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, butcher's-broom

First Known Use

1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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