Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | Wavelet transform modulus maxima method | Voith Maxima | Tipula maxima | Cucurbita maxima | Corylus maxima | Bombina maxima | 2013 Roma Maxima |
In tropical Asia it refers to Thysanchaena maxima of the family Poaceae; a tall, <3m, grass which is indeed used for making brooms.