broom corn, broomcorn n. (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.
... hair, broom corn, willow, straw, palm, and other similar materials, manufactured ... — A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume IX. • Benjamin Harrison
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