The Collaborative International Dictionary
S vulgare
Sorghum \Sor"ghum\, n. [NL., probably of Chinese origin.] (Bot.)
A genus of grasses, properly limited to two species, Sorghum Halepense, the Arabian millet, or Johnson grass (see Johnson grass), and S. vulgare, the Indian millet (see Indian millet, under Indian).
A variety of Sorghum vulgare, grown for its saccharine juice; the Chinese sugar cane.