sorghum

sor·ghum

noun \ˈsȯr-gəm\

Definition of SORGHUM

1

: 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 (as grain sorghum or sorgo) derived from a wild form (S. bicolor syn. S. vulgare)

2

: syrup from the juice of a sorgo that resembles cane syrup

3

: something cloyingly sentimental

Examples of SORGHUM

1. <a once-popular children's book that today's tots would likely regard as tiresome sorghum>

Illustration of SORGHUM

Origin of SORGHUM

New Latin, from Italian sorgo, from Vulgar Latin *Syricum (granum), literally, Syrian grain

First Known Use: 1597

Related to SORGHUM

Synonyms: goo, mush, schmaltz (also schmalz), sludge, slush, soap opera, corn

Related Words: claptrap, drivel, rubbish, tripe

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