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Noun: sorghum  sor-gum
  1. Economically important Old World tropical cereal grass
    "Farmers in arid regions often grow sorghum as a drought-tolerant alternative to corn"
     
  2. Made from juice of sweet sorghum
    "Sorghum molasses is a popular sweetener in Southern U.S. cuisine";
    - sorghum molasses
Noun: Sorghum
  1. Annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum
    - genus Sorghum

Derived forms: sorghums

Type of: liliopsid genus, millet, monocot genus, sirup [US], syrup

Part of: family Graminaceae, family Gramineae, family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, grass family, Poaceae

Encyclopedia: Sorghum