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sorghum Definition

sor·ghum (sôrgəm)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Sorghum) of tropical grasses that have solid stems bearing large panicles of spikelets with numerous small, glossy grains: grown for grain, syrup, fodder, etc.
  2. ☆ syrup made from the sweet juices of a sorgo

Etymology: ModL < It sorgo < dial. soreg < L syricus, Syrian: hence, orig., Syrian grass

sorghum Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • grow: A farmer had been growing sorghum for over 20 years.

Modifies a noun

  • crop: Millet and sorghum crops can grow well in the dry conditions, succeeding in a good year but failing when the rains are poor.
  • plant: In the absence of sorghum, the fungus survives on wild sorghum plants and in soil.
  • genome: Workshop participants proposed a three-stage strategy to complete the sequencing of the sorghum genome.
  • seed: Production is being regulated by the brewing company and the research institute, SAARI, which is supplying sorghum seed to the farmers.
  • field: The FACE data came from experimental wheat and sorghum fields at Maricopa, Ariz.
  • close: Peasants threshing red sorghum close to giant coal powered power station.

Noun used with modifier

  • grain: This student worked on Africa's native grain sorghum.

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