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noun
The cultivated species of sorghum, Sorghum bicolor, used as a food for people and animals and in ethanol production.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: great millet, kaffir, kafir corn, Sorghum bicolor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sorghum
History
This name for sorghum is probably connected with both the distinction of Muslim versus non-Muslim and the distinction of sub-Saharan Black race versus other race; the history of usage of the word kaffir includes derogation, depending on time and place. For more information, see kaffir cabbage and see the Wikipedia article on kaffir as a racial term.
