Definition
A type of grain sorghum grown specifically for its dried, stiff seedheads used to make brooms.
Etymology
Compound: 'broom' (the cleaning tool) plus 'corn' (grain crops generally). The term became standardized in American agriculture around the 19th century.
Kelly Says
Broomcorn was such a valuable crop that entire economies grew around it—Illinois, Oklahoma, and Kansas became broomcorn centers, with specialized farming techniques and large factories converting seedheads into brooms.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መስቀል እንደ አንድ
mes-kel en-de an-id
ARالعربية
شَعْرَةُ المِطْرَق
sha-`ra-tu l-mith-raq
BNবাংলা
ঝাড়ু তাঁত
jha-adu ta-at
CACatalà
paja de escoba
pa-ja de es-ko-ba
DADansk
kostgræs
kost-graes
DEDeutsch
Besengras
be-sen-gras
ELΕλληνικά
σκούρα
sko-ura
ESEspañol
paja de escoba
pa-ha de es-ko-ba
FAفارسی
ساقه جارو
sa-qe ja-ro
FISuomi
nimmupelto
nim-mu-pel-to
FRFrançais
fibre de balai
fi-br de ba-lai
GUGU
છાપાનાં ઘાસ
chha-pa-naan ghaas
HEעברית
צמח סבון
tz-mach se-von
HIहिन्दी
झाड़ू का घास
jha-adu ka ghaas
HUMagyar
seprűszál
se-pru-s-al
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumput sapu
rum-put sa-pu
ITItaliano
paglia per scopa
pa-glia per sko-pa
KO한국어
빗자루 풀
bit-ja-ru pul
MRMR
चोपडाचा पाना
cho-pa-da-cha pa-na
MSBahasa Melayu
rumput sapu
rum-put sa-pu
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင်းကြော
kya-ng-kya
NLNederlands
bezemgraas
be-zem-graas
NONorsk
børstegress
boerste-gress
PLPolski
trzcina do szczotki
tr-z-ci-na do szczot-ki
PTPortuguês
paja de vassoura
pa-ja de vas-so-u-ra
RORomână
iarbă de mătură
iar-ba de ma-tu-ra
RUРусский
солома для метлы
so-lo-ma dla met-ly
SVSvenska
besenstrå
be-sen-st-ra
SWKiswahili
majani ya mpepo
ma-ja-ni ya m-pe-po
TAதமிழ்
சுத்தித் தாள்
su-tti-th thaal
TEతెలుగు
చెట్టు పువ్వు
chet-tu puv-vu
THไทย
หญ้าหวาย
hen-a wa-ai
TRTürkçe
çöp otu
chop o-tu
UKУкраїнська
солома для метли
so-lo-ma dla met-ly
VITiếng Việt
rơm chổi
rom choy
ZUZU
umqombothi
um-qo-moth-i