Sudan grass

American  

noun

1. a sorghum, Sorghum sudanense, introduced into the U.S. from Africa, grown for hay and pasture.

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Etymology

Origin of Sudan grass

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

In addition to carrots, the soft-spoken 66-year-old grew alfalfa and Sudan grass, using Colorado River water that originated as Rocky Mountain snowpack hundreds of miles away.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2023

Alfalfa is the most widely planted crop, followed by Bermuda grass and Sudan grass, and flood irrigation is typical.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 27, 2015

Like a jungle, it seethes: yellow-green Sudan grass; rough, inky sugar beets; alfalfa as bright as a banker’s shade; mixed lettuces that grade from light green to violet.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 27, 2015

He stalked toward the green and gold butterflier parked in a field of seedling Sudan grass.

From Thy Rocks and Rills by Gilbert, Robert E.

Although Sudan grass was in head during the early part of this period, other sorghum did not head out until September.

From Food of the Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, in South-central Kansas by Platt, Dwight