broomcorn

[ broom-kawrn, broom- ]

/ ˈbrumˌkɔrn, ˈbrʊm- /

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noun

any of several varieties of sorghum having a long, stiff-branched panicle used in the manufacture of brooms.

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Origin of broomcorn

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; broom + corn¹

Words nearby broomcorn

brookweed, brooky, broom, broomball, broom board, broomcorn, Broomfield, broomrape, broomrape family, broomstick, broomstick skirt

How to use broomcorn in a sentence

Now we come to acres upon acres of the sugar-cane, looking at a distance like fields of overgrown broomcorn.
To Cuba and Back|Richard Henry Dana

British Dictionary definitions for broomcorn

broomcorn

/ (ˈbruːmˌkɔːn, ˈbrʊm-) /

noun

a variety of sorghum, Sorghum vulgare technicum, the long stiff flower stalks of which have been used for making brooms

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