broomlike

The broomlike growths are formed by the continuing abnormal development of normally located buds into short, succulent branches.

Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948

On severely affected trees there are distinct broomlike growths at branch terminals, along primary or secondary branches, or on the main stem to the ground line

Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948

Among trees the pendulous or weeping, and the broomlike or fastigiate forms are very marked varieties, which occur in species belonging to quite different orders.

Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

It is the broomlike variety of a species, nearly allied to the common American and European species of yew, (_Taxus minor_ and _T. baccata_).

Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

First, there is the grind of a turnstile - total cost: 3 pesos, or 25 cents - then thousands of legs push forward, broomlike, onto the Paso del Norte bridge and away from Ciudad Juárez.

NYT > Home Page By DAMIEN CAVE 2011

First, there is the grind of a turnstile - total cost: 3 pesos, or 25 cents - then thousands of legs push forward, broomlike, onto the Paso del Norte bridge and away from Ciudad Juárez.

NYT > Home Page By DAMIEN CAVE 2011

The nurse” (my best friend, Julie) was thin waisted and she had tiny broomlike arms.

Brain Chemistry 2010