[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sorghum.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / sorghum

[← S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/S/)

# sorghum

«sorghum» in Mova's school dictionary: **A tall cereal grass grown in warm, dry countries…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (sorghum — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A tall cereal grass grown in warm, dry countries, especially in Africa and Asia, for its grain, its sweet juice and animal feed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorghum/#m1)

2) The grain or syrup made from this plant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorghum/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and science lessons sorghum shows a crop that grows well in hot, dry places where wheat and rice struggle; it feeds millions of people in Africa and India. In the USA sorghum syrup is a sweetener; sorghum flour is gluten-free.

### examples

- Sorghum grows well where there is little rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorghum/#x1)
- In Sudan many families eat porridge made from sorghum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorghum/#x2)
- Farmers feed sorghum to cattle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorghum/#x3)
- Sorghum flour is used in gluten-free bread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorghum/#x4)
- We poured sorghum syrup on our pancakes in Tennessee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorghum/#x5)
- Sorghum is one of the most important cereals in the world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorghum/#x6)
- "Yes," said the agricultural editor, "and it's the meanest bug- juice in town--regular sorghum skimmings." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorghum/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. Say «SOR-gum» (the «h» is silent). A cereal like wheat, rice, maize and millet.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sorghum» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorghum/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.