Broomcorn

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  broomcorn
       n : tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle
           used for brooms and brushes [syn: {Sorghum vulgare
           technicum}]