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broom corn

broomcorn \broom"corn\, broom corn \broom" corn`\ (Bot.) A tall variety of grass ( Sorghum vulgare technicum), having a joined stem, like maize, rising to the height of eight or ten feet, and bearing its seeds on a panicle with long stiff branches, of which brooms are made.

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broom corn

n. (alternative spelling of broomcorn English)

Usage examples of "broom corn".

They grow here a large quantity of what is called the broom corn: the stalk and leaves are similar to the maize or Indian corn, but, instead of the ear, it throws out, at top and on the sides, spiky plumes on which seed is carried.