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Sorghum   Listen
noun
Sorghum  n.  (Bot.)
(a)
A genus of grasses, properly limited to two species, Sorghum Halepense, the Arabian millet, or Johnson grass (see Johnson grass), and Sorghum vulgare, the Indian millet (see Indian millet, under Indian).
(b)
A variety of Sorghum vulgare, grown for its saccharine juice; the Chinese sugar cane.






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"Sorghum" Quotes from Famous Books



... few more of the subordinate reports. I am awaiting a courier from General Grant. All well; the troops are in good, healthy camps, and supplies are coming forward finely. Governor Brown has disbanded his militia, to gather the corn and sorghum of the State. I have reason to believe that he and Stephens want to visit me, and have sent them hearty invitation. I will exchange two thousand prisoners with Hood, but ...
— Memoirs of Three Civil War Generals, Complete • U. S. Grant, W. T. Sherman, P. H. Sheridan

... and least attractive to birds, rodents, skunks, raccoons, and opossums. All of these animals hindered operations by stealing bait and springing traps. Corn, scratch-feed, carrots, parsnips, tomatoes, lettuce, apple, cabbage, raisins, sorghum, sugar candy, and onions were used as bait. Corn and scratch-feed attracted cottontails best in all seasons. Corn was superior to scratch-feed, which was quickly stolen by small birds and rodents. Eighty-nine cottontails ...
— Home Range and Movements of the Eastern Cottontail in Kansas • Donald W. Janes



Words linked to "Sorghum" :   Sorghum vulgare rosburghii, sorgho, syrup, Sorghum vulgare caudatum, sorgo, means grass, broomcorn, sugar sorghum, millet, family Gramineae, evergreen millet, Poaceae, sorghum molasses, monocot genus, grain sorghum, kafir corn



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