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sorgho

sorgho

9.9
A tall grain plant grown for its sweet juice used to make syrup
  • noun
  • /ˈsɔrɡoʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sorgo
  • Farmers in the region grow sorgho for syrup production.

Examples

  • Historically, sorgho was an important crop in areas lacking access to sugar cane.

  • The workshop taught participants how to process sorgho into molasses.

  • Farmers in the region planted sorgho to produce sweet syrup for the local market.

  • The sorgho plants need plenty of sunlight.

  • Farmers in the region planted sorgho to produce sweet syrup for the local market.

  • Historically, sorgho was an important crop in areas lacking access to sugar cane.

  • The workshop taught participants how to process sorgho into molasses.

Synonyms

sweet sorghum
vssorgho
1 6.1

A tall plant grown for its sweet juice used to make syrup

is the general term covering several syrup-producing types
sorgo
vssorgho
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall grain plant that farmers grow for its sweet juice to make syrup

has identical meaning but is an alternative spelling or form
sugar sorghum
vssorgho
6.7

A tall plant grown for its sweet juice used to make syrup

is broader, referring to any syrup-producing type

Surface Forms

sorgho singular
sorghos plural

Etymology

The word sorgho comes from the same name as sorghum, a grain plant that people used long ago to make sweet syrup. The name came into European languages from Arabic or African words for 'grain', so sorgho now means the sorghum grown for making syrup.