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broomcorn

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broom·corn  (brmkôrn, brm-)
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-]
n
(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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Noun1.broomcorn - tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes
Sorghum vulgare technicum
sorghum - economically important Old World tropical cereal grass
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