. (a) Any tree having pendulous branches. (b) A tree from which honeydew or other liquid secretions of insects drip in considerable quantities, esp. one infested by the larvae of any species of the genus Ptylus, allied to the cuckoo spits, which in tropical countries secrete large quantities of a watery fluid. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent 2-seeded pods.
a broom is any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]