SORGHUM


Meaning of SORGHUM in English

/ ˈsɔːgəm; NAmE ˈsɔːrgəm/ noun

[ U ] very small grain grown as food in tropical countries; the plant that produces this grain

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: modern Latin , from Italian sorgo , perhaps based on a variant of Latin syricum Syrian.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.