sorghum
pronunciation
How to pronounce sorghum in British English:
UK [ˈsɔːɡəm]
How to pronounce sorghum in American English:
US [ˈsɔːrɡəm]
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- Noun:
- economically important Old World tropical cereal grass
- made from juice of sweet sorghum
Word Origin
- sorghum (n.)
- "Indian millet," 1590s, from Modern Latin Sorghum, the genus name, from Italian sorgo "a tall cereal grass," probably from Medieval Latin surgum, suricum (12c.), perhaps a variant of Latin syricum "Syrian," as in Syricum (gramen) "(grass) of Syria," from Syria, a possible source of the plant or its grain in ancient times.
Example
- 1. Sorghum is an important grain for africa .
- 2. Sugarcane and sorghum are tropical .
- 3. The ethiopian scientist developed sorghum seeds that can resist long dry periods .
- 4. This fungus also contaminates peanuts , cottonseed , pecans and grain sorghum .
- 5. The plant attacks sorghum and other crops and steals water and nutrients from the roots .