'Sorghum' definitions:
Definition of 'sorghum'
(from WordNet)
noun
Economically important Old World tropical cereal grass
noun
Annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum [syn: genus Sorghum, Sorghum]
noun
Made from juice of sweet sorghum [syn: sorghum, sorghum molasses]
Definition of 'Sorghum'
From: GCIDE
- Sorghum \Sor"ghum\, n. [NL., probably of Chinese origin.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of grasses, properly limited to two species, Sorghum Halepense, the Arabian millet, or Johnson grass (see Johnson grass), and Sorghum vulgare, the Indian millet (see Indian millet, under Indian). (b) A variety of Sorghum vulgare, grown for its saccharine juice; the Chinese sugar cane. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sorghum'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambrosia,
- artificial sweetener,
- blackstrap,
- calcium cyclamate,
- cane syrup,
- clover honey,
- comb honey,
- corn syrup,
- cyclamates,
- edulcoration,
- honey,
- honeycomb,
- honeydew,
- honeypot,
- maple syrup,
- molasses,
- nectar,
- saccharification,
- saccharin,
- sodium cyclamate,
- sugar,
- sugar-making,
- sugaring off,
- sweetener,
- sweetening,
- sweets,
- syrup,
- treacle