Definition of kaoliang in English:
kaoliang
noun ˈkeɪəʊˌljaŋˌkoulēˈaNG
mass nounSorghum of a variety grown in China and used to make dough and alcoholic drinks.
Sorghum bicolor variety nervosum, family Gramineae
Example sentencesExamples
- As for unsalvageable crops, farmers will be paid NT $11 per kilogram of corn and NT $10.5 for kaoliang.
- Recombinant inbred lines were generated from a cross between SRN39, an African caudatum genotype, and SQR, a Chinese kaoliang line.
- It is pointed out that histochemical and cytochemical studies of the hybrids compared with their parents are in urgent need for solving the problems dealing with hybridization of rice and kaoliang.
- This was supplemented with kaoliang and similar grains.
- A liquid fermented product, such as a Taiwan kaoliang wine or a rice wine, is contained in the aging tank.
Origin
Early 20th century: from Chinese gāoliang, from gāo 'high' + liáng 'fine grain'.