- sorgo syrup
- noun
: syrup made of sorghum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sorgo syrup
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sorgo — n. pl. sorghos [sôr′gō] n. sorgos [It: see SORGHUM] any of several varieties of sorghum with sweet, watery juice, grown for syrup, fodder, or silage: also sp. sorgho n. sorghos … English World dictionary
sorgo — noun any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup • Syn: ↑sorgho, ↑sweet sorghum, ↑sugar sorghum • Hypernyms: ↑sorghum * * * /sawr goh/, n., pl. sorgos. any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by… … Useful english dictionary
sorgo — noun Etymology: Italian Date: circa 1760 a sorghum cultivated primarily for the sweet juice in its stems from which sugar and syrup are made but also used for fodder and silage called also sweet sorghum … New Collegiate Dictionary
sorgo — /sawr goh/, n., pl. sorgos. 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. Also, sorgho. Also called sweet sorghum, sugar sorghum. [1750 60; < It … Universalium
sorgo — n. sorgho, sorghum that produces syrup … English contemporary dictionary
sorgo — sor•go or sorgho [[t]ˈsɔr goʊ[/t]] n. pl. gos or ghos pln 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 Also called sweet sorghum Etymology: 1750–60 … From formal English to slang
sweet sorghum — noun any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup • Syn: ↑sorgo, ↑sorgho, ↑sugar sorghum • Hypernyms: ↑sorghum * * * noun : sorgo * * * sorgo. [1865 70 … Useful english dictionary
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 — /sawr geuhm/, n. 1. a cereal grass, Sorghum bicolor (or S. vulgare), having broad, cornlike leaves and a tall, pithy stem bearing the grain in a dense terminal cluster. 2. the syrup made from sorgo. [1590 1600; < NL < It sorgo (see SORGO)] * * *… … Universalium
sor|ghum — «SR guhm», noun. 1. a tall cereal grass resembling corn. One kind of sorghum has a sweet juice used for making molasses or syrup. Some kinds provide food for livestock either by their grain or as hay, and other furnish material for brushes or… … Useful english dictionary
