sorghum Definition

any of an economically important genus (Sorghum) of Old World tropical grasses similar to corn in habit but with the spikelets in pairs on a hairy rachis; especially : any of various cultivars (such as grain sorghum or sorgo) derived from a wild form (S. bicolor synonym S. vulgare)

syrup from the juice of a sorgo that resembles cane syrup

any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain

sorgo

a sorghum cultivated primarily for the sweet juice in its stems from which sugar and syrup are made but also used for fodder and silage —called also sweet sorghum