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any of several varieties of sorghum, as Sudan grass, grown for pasturage and hay.
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grass sorghum — noun : a leafy sorghum (as Sudan grass) cultivated especially for hay or green feed * * * any of several varieties of sorghum, as Sudan grass, grown for pasturage and hay … Useful english dictionary
Sorghum — This article is about the plant genus. For the principal species used in crops, see Sorghum bicolor. For the commercial use of Sorghum species, see Commercial sorghum. For other uses, see Sorghum (disambiguation). Sorghum Scientific… … Wikipedia
sorghum — /sawr geuhm/, n. 1. a cereal grass, Sorghum bicolor (or S. vulgare), having broad, cornlike leaves and a tall, pithy stem bearing the grain in a dense terminal cluster. 2. the syrup made from sorgo. [1590 1600; < NL < It sorgo (see SORGO)] * * *… … Universalium
sorghum — /ˈsɔgəm / (say sawguhm) noun 1. a cereal grass, Sorghum bicolor, of many varieties, which may be divided into four groups, the sweet sorghums (used especially for making molasses or syrup and for forage), the grain sorghums (used for forage and… …
Sorghum Halepense — Johnson grass John son grass [Named after W. Johnson of Alabama, who planted it about 1840 1845.] (Bot.) A tall perennial grass ({Sorghum Halepense}), valuable in the Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The rootstocks are large and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sorghum vulgare — Indian In di*an (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindu}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to India… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
GRASS — Abbreviation for gradient recalled acquisition in the steady state. * * * gradient recalled acquisition in a steady state * * * grass gras n MARIJUANA * * * (gras) any plant of the family Gramineae; many are commonly used as fodder for cattle and … Medical dictionary
Sorghum vulgare — broomcorn room corn, broom corn room corn (Bot.) A tall variety of grass ({Sorghum vulgare} technicum), having a joined stem, like maize, rising to the height of eight or ten feet, and bearing its seeds on a panicle with long stiff branches, of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sorghum Halepense — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sorghum bicolor — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
