broom·corn (br m kôrn , br m-)n. A variety of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) having a stiff, erect, much-branched flower cluster, the stalks of which are used to make brooms. |
broomcorn [ˈbruːmˌkɔːn ˈbrʊm-]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a variety of sorghum, Sorghum vulgare technicum, the long stiff flower stalks of which have been used for making brooms
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| Noun | 1. | broomcorn - tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes sorghum - economically important Old World tropical cereal grass |
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