grain sorghum
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- noun
- /ɡreɪn ˈsɔrɡəm/
- Specialized
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sorgo
- The Great Plains producers of corn, grain sorghum, and soybeans have historically been hindered in their access to Mexican markets by Mexican subsidies to local producers of basic grains.
Examples
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This fungus also contaminates peanuts, cottonseed, pecans, and grain sorghum.
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Instead, they grow grain sorghum and wheat with rest periods in between.
Academic text (2000) -
"Some 12 percent of current U.S. grain sorghum production goes into biofuel production, but Buchanan said sweet sorghum may offer even more opportunity.
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These crops include grain sorghum, hay, and small grains such as wheat, rye, or oats.
Academic text (1994) -
I was in charge of Cargill's minor grains trading: oats, grain sorghum, and barley.
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Sandy soils in Kansas, where grain sorghum is commonly grown, are most likely to erode, especially when little crop residue is present.
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Farmers in the region primarily cultivate grain sorghum for its nutritious seeds, which are used as food and animal feed.
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Many livestock farmers grow grain sorghum because it is drought-resistant and provides a reliable source of feed.
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In the southern plains, grain sorghum is often planted as a sustainable alternative to traditional grains like corn and wheat.
Synonyms
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7.1
A tall grass grown in warm regions for grain, animal feed, and syrup
A grain plant like corn grown for people and animals that can grow in dry places
A grain plant like corn with very large soft white grains from Sudan
A grain plant with dry stalks and small hard seeds grown in dry areas
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'a variety of sorghum cultivated for its edible grain' is directly derivable from combining 'grain' (edible seed) with 'sorghum' (the cereal plant). This is a straightforward noun–noun compound following common compositional patterns (and parallels in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Grain sorghum names the type of sorghum grown for its grain. Picture fields of tall plants full of small seeds used as 'food' or 'animal feed', and that image shows why the term means the variety raised mainly for edible grain.