sorghum
/ˈsɔːgəm/noun
mass noun
1- a cereal which is native to warm regions of the Old World and is a major source of grain and stockfeed高粱, 蜀黍。
1.1
- Genus Sorghum, family Gramineae: many species, in particular S. bicolor and its cultivars.高粱属（蜀黍属）, 禾本科：多种, 尤指两色蜀黍及其培育品种。
词源
late 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Italian sorgo, perhaps based on a variant of Latin syricum 'Syrian'.