English Dictionary: Sorghum | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Sorghum | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sorghum \Sor"ghum\, n. [NL., probably of Chinese origin.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of grasses, properly limited to two species, {Sorghum Halepense}, the Arabian millet, or Johnson grass (see {Johnson grass}), and {S. vulgare}, the Indian millet (see {Indian millet}, under {Indian}). (b) A variety of {Sorghum vulgare}, grown for its saccharine juice; the Chinese sugar cane. |