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: any of an economically important genus (Sorghum) of Old World tropical grasses similar to corn in habit but with the spikelets in pairs on a hairy rachis
especially
: any of various cultivars (such as grain sorghum or sorgo) derived from a wild form (S. bicolor synonym S. vulgare)
2
: syrup from the juice of a sorgo that resembles cane syrup
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The farmers used to grow fonio, millet, and sorghum, but the French imported leftover broken rice from Indochina as the grain that Senegalese would eat, so that the farmers would not grow other grains.
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Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2025
China also suspended imports of sorghum, poultry and bonemeal and placed 27 U.S. companies on a trade restriction list while also launching an antimonopoly investigation into DuPont China Group Co., according to The Associated Press.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Grains like spelt and sorghum can be used to make beer instead.
—Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
For any dish needing rice or quinoa or for any baking recipe that calls for traditional flour, try sorghum instead.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
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Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2025
China also suspended imports of sorghum, poultry and bonemeal and placed 27 U.S. companies on a trade restriction list while also launching an antimonopoly investigation into DuPont China Group Co., according to The Associated Press.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Grains like spelt and sorghum can be used to make beer instead.
—Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
For any dish needing rice or quinoa or for any baking recipe that calls for traditional flour, try sorghum instead.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
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“Sorghum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorghum. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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sorghum
noun
sor·ghum
ˈsȯr-gəm 
1
: any of a genus of Old World tropical grasses that look like corn
especially
: one cultivated for grain, forage, or syrup
2
: syrup made from a sorghum
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