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Synonyms for sorghum

  • noun

Most common

jowar durra kaoliang feterita sugar

All synonyms

Noun

1. Kafir corn — A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost…

kafir corn ZA, milo US, jowar, durra, kaoliang, cholam IN, feterita

Other

sugar, dari dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare).

Related words

Phrases
sorghum syrup sorghum molasses sweet sorghum
Other spellings
sourgum

Forms

Plural
sorghums → milos, durras, kaoliangs, feteritas…

Example sentences

  • sugar In 1984, Coke started using HFCS instead of sugar.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sorghumfalling
jowarfalling
durrafalling
kaoliangfalling
feteritasteady
sugarsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
milo2, dari
5 letters
sugar2, jowar, durra
6 letters
cholam
8 letters
kaoliang, feterita

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (milo2 = 2 syllables).