sorghum
noun
Simple meaning
Economically important Old World tropical cereal grass.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɔɹɡəm
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Definition
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noun
Southern US
Made from juice of sweet sorghum
Southern US
Sorghum syrup.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
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Important for human and animal food.
Tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder.
Made from juice of sweet sorghum.
A Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains.
Sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains.
Tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes.
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