kaoliang

(ˌkeɪəʊlɪˈæŋ) n (Plants) any of various E Asian varieties of the sorghum Sorghum vulgare[from Chinese kao tall + liang grain]

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kaoliang - sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching)grain sorghum - any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain

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(kä'ōlēăng`): see sorghumsorghum,
tall, coarse annual (Sorghum bicolor) of the family Poaceae (grass family), somewhat similar in appearance to corn (but having the grain in a panicle rather than an ear) and used for much the same purposes.
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Kaoliang

(Sorghum nervosum), a species of annual plant of the cereal family, noted for its fast ripening and drought resistance. It is cultivated in China, Korea, and Japan; in the USSR it is grown in the Far East, the Northern Caucasus, and the south of the Ukraine. Kaoliang grain is processed into groats, flour, and alcohol and used as cattle forage. Its straw is used to make mats and other wicker products. Kaoliang is a member of the sorghum genus of grasses.

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noun sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching)

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