broom grass - Glite Dictionary

Examples

Traditional brooms made from broom grass are still used in many rural communities.
The farmer grows broom grass on his land.
The farmer harvested broom grass to sell at the local market.
Many people use broom grass for making traditional brooms.
The broom grass in the garden swayed gently in the breeze, providing a natural backdrop to the colorful flowers.
Farmers often harvest broom grass to create durable brooms for cleaning and sweeping.
In the summer, the tall broom grass grows rapidly, reaching heights that make it ideal for broom production.

Synonyms

tall-grass

vsbroom grass

6 3.9

Grass that grows tall in wet, rich places

is more specific about use, applying to tall grasses used for brush making

tallgrass

vsbroom grass

1 4.8

Grass that grows very tall in moist prairies

is narrower focusing on tall grasses chosen specifically for making cleaning brushes

Andropogon

vsbroom grass

Specialized

9.9

A group of tall grasses that grow in warm places with spiky seed heads

is the practical term stressing use for making cleaning brushes rather than taxonomy

broomstraw

vsbroom grass

Specialized

9.9

A coarse grass that grows in fields and pastures in the southeastern United States

is broader highlighting any tall grass selected for making cleaning brushes

broomcorn

vsbroom grass

Specialized

9.9

A tall grain plant with stiff seed heads that people use to make brooms and brushes

refers to tall grasses used for brush making rather than that cultivated crop

Surface Forms

broom grass singular

broom grasses plural

Morphology

broom + grass

This is a transparent noun-noun compound where 'broom' modifies 'grass' to indicate a type of grass used for brooms. A B1 learner who knows 'broom' (sweeping tool) and 'grass' (plant) can readily infer 'grass used for making brooms', a common and regular compounding pattern in English and other languages.

Etymology

Broom grass is a name from a simple use: people used tall grass to make brooms. They tied the strong stalks together to sweep, so the plant came to be called 'broom grass', meaning grass used for making brooms.