English Explanatory Dictionary

sorghum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare).
  2. Sorghum syrup.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɔ(ɹ).ɡəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-sorghum.wav

Word forms

sorghum sorghums sorgum sourgum

Etymology

From New Latin genus name Sorghum, from Italian sorgo, from Vulgar Latin *syricum (“Syrian”), from Sȳricus. Doublet of the synonyms sorgho (via French) and sorgo (via Italian).

Synonyms

guinea corn kafir corn mtama durra juar jowar cholam kaoliang milo feterita

Related words

sorgolactone

Derived words

sorghum downy mildew sorghum midge sorghum syrup sorghum molasses sweet sorghum sorghum rum sorghum whiskey sorghum whisky yellow sorghum stunt
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