broomcorn
noun
broom·corn
ˈbrüm-ˌkȯrn 
ˈbru̇m-
: any of several tall cultivated sorghums having stiff-branched panicles used in brooms and brushes
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When most of us picture a broom, a corn fiber or broomcorn style springs to mind.
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Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
Archaeologists analyzing pottery vessels found evidence of ingredients such as barley and broomcorn millet.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Another key finding was the introduction of broomcorn millet to people’s diet at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2025
Hermann residents replaced the grapes with broomcorn, and Stone Hill Winery turned its cellars into mushroom farms.
—Alex Mayyasi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
By the first half of the 1800s, farmers across the Northeast and throughout Appalachia were growing broomcorn, and the American broom-making industry was booming.
—Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
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Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
Archaeologists analyzing pottery vessels found evidence of ingredients such as barley and broomcorn millet.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Another key finding was the introduction of broomcorn millet to people’s diet at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2025
Hermann residents replaced the grapes with broomcorn, and Stone Hill Winery turned its cellars into mushroom farms.
—Alex Mayyasi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
By the first half of the 1800s, farmers across the Northeast and throughout Appalachia were growing broomcorn, and the American broom-making industry was booming.
—Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
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“Broomcorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broomcorn. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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