Sorghum Definition
sôrgəm
noun
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.
Webster's New World
Syrup made from the sweet juices of a sorgo.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- genus Sorghum
- sorghum molasses
pronoun
Other Word Forms of Sorghum
Noun
Singular:
sorghum
Plural:
sorghumsOrigin of Sorghum
New Latin Sorghum genus name from Italian sorgo a tall cereal grass probably from Medieval Latin surgum perhaps variant of Vulgar Latin syricum from neuter of Latin Syricus Syrian from Syria , Syria
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From New Latin genus name Sorghum, from Italian sorgo, from Vulgar Latin *Syricum (“Syrian").
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