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broom·corn
/
ˈbrumˌkɔrn, ˈbrʊm-
/
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[
broom
-kawrn,
br
oo
m
-
]
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noun
any of several varieties of sorghum having a long, stiff-branched panicle used in the manufacture of
brooms
.
Origin:
1775–85,
Americanism;
broom
+
corn
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broomcorn
(ˈbruːmˌkɔːn, ˈbrʊm-)
—
n
a variety of sorghum,
Sorghum vulgare technicum
, the long stiff flower stalks of which have been used for making brooms
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