Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of sorghum plant grown primarily for its sweet juice, which is used to make syrup: "Sugar sorghum" refers to specific cultivated varieties of the sorghum plant (Sorghum bicolor) that are selected and grown for their high sugar content in the stems, rather than for grain. The juice extracted from these stems is boiled down to produce a sweet syrup.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Farmers planted sugar sorghum to produce homemade syrup for the local market.
  • The sweet juice from sugar sorghum is often converted into molasses or artisanal syrup.

Advanced Usage

• As a crop category: The term can be used to categorize agricultural production.
  • The region's agricultural report highlighted an increase in sugar sorghum cultivation.

Variants and Related Words

• Sorghum: (n) The broader genus of grasses to which sugar sorghum belongs, which includes varieties grown for grain, fodder, and syrup.
• Sorghum syrup: (n) The sweet product made by evaporating the juice from sugar sorghum canes. Also called "sorghum molasses."
• Sweet sorghum: (n) A common synonym for "sugar sorghum."

Synonyms

• Sweet sorghum: A direct synonym.
• Syrup sorghum: A less common term emphasizing the end product.

Related Terms (Not Phrasal Verbs)

• Cane syrup: While similar, this typically refers to syrup made from sugar cane (), a different plant, not from sorghum.

Noun

1. any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup