| sorghum | <botany> 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). A variety of Sorghum vulgare, grown for its saccharine juice; the Chinese sugar cane. Origin: NL, probably of Chinese origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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