noun
- a variety of sorghum with stiff, fibrous stalks used to make brooms and brushes
Examples
- The farmer planted broomcorn in the south field each summer.
- Broomcorn fibers are harvested and dried before being bundled into brooms.
- Traditional brooms are still made from broomcorn in some regions.
- The bristles of that broom are made from broomcorn stalks.
- Broomcorn production has declined as synthetic materials became more common.