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sorghum

/sawr-guhm/US // ˈsɔr gəm //UK // (ˈsɔːɡəm) //

高粱,高粱米,高梁,高粱酒

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a cereal grass, Sorghum bicolor, having broad, cornlike leaves and a tall, pithy stem bearing the grain in a dense terminal cluster.
    • : the syrup made from sorgo.

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Examples

  • Topping it, however, are see-through slices of stone fruit — plums one visit, peaches another — along with the everywhere garnish, Fresno chile, and nutty puffed sorghum.

  • Whiskey and vodka are also loosely classified as such, but the base of baijiu is sorghum.

  • Initial testing of the fertilizer was positive; the Sanergy plot yielded 30% more sorghum than a non-fertilized plot.

  • Sorghum requires less water than corn but yields about the same amount of ethanol per bushel.

  • The agency is expected to approve the use of sorghum for ethanol production.

  • Sorghum syrup is actually a juice extract collected from a tall grass called sweet sorghum.

  • The camp took its name from our principal article of diet, and was by common consent known as "Camp Sorghum."

  • Our ration at this time consisted of raw corn-meal and sorghum molasses, without salt or any provision of utensils for cooking.

  • There were sweet potatoes, fleecy biscuits, a jug of sorghum, and a pitcher of sweet milk.

  • And what do dat Jinny know 'bout whipped sorghum or melon puff, I should like to inquaire!

  • Of course there is plenty of corn-meal, beans, middling and sorghum, so there is no danger of starvation.