sorgho

[ sawr-goh ]

/ ˈsɔr goʊ /

sorgo.

Words nearby sorgho

soredium, sorehead, sorel, sorely, sorensen, sorgho, sorghum, sorghum beer, sorgo, sori, soricine

sorgo

[ sawr-goh ]

/ ˈsɔr goʊ /

any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.

Also called sweet sorghum, sugar sorghum.

1750–60; < Italian < Vulgar Latin *syricum ( granum) Syrian (grain), neuter of Latin Syricus (masculine) of Syria; see -ic

The Sorgho requires about five months to attain its full ripeness, when it is usually of a pale-yellow colour, streaked with red.

Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II |Karl Ritter von Scherzer
We were shown samples of refined sugar, extracted from the Sorgho, which promised the best results.

Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II |Karl Ritter von Scherzer
At this Escuela normal we likewise found the sorgho, or Chinese sugar-cane, in course of cultivation with great success.

Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III |Karl Ritter von Scherzer
The question is settled that imphee and sorgho will make good sugar in abundance.

Soil Culture |J. H. Walden

As to the remunerative value of the Sorgho, it is more than 230 per cent.

Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II |Karl Ritter von Scherzer

sorgo

/ (ˈsɔːɡəʊ) /

any of several varieties of sorghum that have watery sweet juice and are grown for fodder, silage, or syrup

Italian