What does "broomweed" mean?

Any of various plants of the genus Gutierrezia.

Broomweed

Common synonyms include: broom weed, broom-weed, gutierrezia texana, naming ambiguity, nomenclature variation, prairie broomweed.

noun

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Noun

1
Any of various plants of the genus Gutierrezia. countable, uncountable
2
annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers wordnet

From broom + weed.