grain sorghum

noun

: any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain compare sorgo

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The same goes for grain sorghum, Moran said; Daines also pointed to chickpeas, wheat and barley. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 12 May 2026 For the cooked sorghum, in a large saucepan combine 4 cups water; 1 1/2 cups whole grain sorghum, rinsed and drained; and 1/2 tsp. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026 The Chinese tariffs that will pummel soybeans, the primary aircraft category, the primary category for vaccines, plasma and blood fractions, cotton and grain sorghum. — Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Italy produced 40,000 hectares of grain sorghum in 2023, as well as 25,000 hectares of feed sorghum, according to Sorghum ID. — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for grain sorghum

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1920, in the meaning defined above

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grain sorghum

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: any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain

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