genus Sorghum

genus Sorghum
noun
annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum
Syn: ↑Sorghum
Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
Member Holonyms:
Member Meronyms: ↑sorghum

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  • 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 — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Italian sorgo, from Vulgar Latin *Syricum (granum), literally, Syrian grain Date: 1597 1. any of an economically important genus (Sorghum) of Old World tropical grasses similar to Indian corn in habit but with the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Sorghum bicolor — ID 79447 Symbol Key SOBI2 Common Name sorghum Family Poaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Sorghum bicolor ssp. bicolor — ID 79555 Symbol Key SOBIB Common Name grain sorghum Family Poaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Sorghum — ID 79445 Symbol Key SORGH2 Common Name sorghum Family Poaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Sorghum almum — ID 79446 Symbol Key SOAL Common Name Columbus grass Family Poaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, FL, IL, LA, MS, OR, TX, WI Growth Habit Graminoid …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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