sorgho

[sawr-goh]

noun, plural sor·ghos.

sorgo

or sor·gho

[sawr-goh]

noun, plural sor·gos.

any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.

Origin of sorgo

1750–60; < Italian < Vulgar Latin *syricum (granum) Syrian (grain), neuter of Latin Syricus (masculine) of Syria; see -ic

Also called sweet sorghum, sugar sorghum.

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Examples from the Web for sorgho

Historical Examples of sorgho

The question is settled that imphee and sorgho will make good sugar in abundance.
Soil Culture
J. H. Walden
Less familiar are the grains of warmer climates—rice, maize, millet and sorgho, or the sugar-cane.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3
Various
At this Escuela normal we likewise found the sorgho, or Chinese sugar-cane, in course of cultivation with great success.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III
Karl Ritter von Scherzer
The Sorgho requires about five months to attain its full ripeness, when it is usually of a pale-yellow colour, streaked with red.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II
Karl Ritter von Scherzer
As to the remunerative value of the Sorgho, it is more than 230 per cent.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II
Karl Ritter von Scherzer

British Dictionary definitions for sorgho

sorgo

sorgho

noun plural -gos or -ghos

any of several varieties of sorghum that have watery sweet juice and are grown for fodder, silage, or syrup

Word Origin for sorgo

Italian

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