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Thread #56572   Message #2715863
Posted By: BobKnight
03-Sep-09 - 09:14 PM
Thread Name: Lay the bent to the bonnie broome? Meaning?
Subject: RE: Lay the bent to the bonnie broome? Meaning?
Broom is NOT a grass. It's a bush that grows to about 3-4 feet high, dark green foliage, with yellow blossom. It's inclined to grow in clumps, sometimes covering vast expanses of moorland. Not to be confused with "whins" or gorse, which grows in the same way, but is a thorn-bush, with yellow flowers.