BROOM'-CORN, noun [broom and corn.] A species of Holcus or Guinea-corn, with a jointed stem, like a reed, or the stem of maize, rising to the highth of eight or ten feet, bearing a head of which brooms are made. Sometimes called Sorghum Saccharatum.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.