BROOMCORN

broomcorn, Sorghum vulgare technicum

(noun) tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

broomcorn (countable and uncountable, plural broomcorns)

a variety of grass of the species Sorghum vulgare.

Source: Wiktionary



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