broomcorn
/ˈbrumˌkɔrn/
noun
- A type of sorghum plant with stiff, brushy seed heads that are used to make brooms and brushes.
- The farmer grew broomcorn in the field to sell to a broom factory.
- She learned how to weave broomcorn into a sturdy whisk broom at the craft fair.
- Broomcorn stalks can reach over six feet tall before they are harvested.
- The dried seed heads of this plant, used as the bristles in brooms.
- Broomcorn is still preferred by some artisans for making decorative brooms.
- The old broom was made from natural broomcorn, not plastic fibers.
- He swept the porch with a broom whose bristles were bound broomcorn.