Sudan grass

noun

1. a sorghum, Sorghum sudanense, introduced into the U.S. from Africa, grown for hay and pasture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sudan grass¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

In addition to carrots, the soft-spoken 66-year-old grew alfalfa and Sudan grass, using Colorado River water that originated as Rocky Mountain snowpack hundreds of miles away.

From Los Angeles Times

Like a jungle, it seethes: yellow-green Sudan grass; rough, inky sugar beets; alfalfa as bright as a banker’s shade; mixed lettuces that grade from light green to violet.

From The New Yorker

Alfalfa is the most widely planted crop, followed by Bermuda grass and Sudan grass, and flood irrigation is typical.

From The New Yorker

Corn, soybean and sorghum seeds will suffer, but our Sudax, a sorghum sudan grass seed, is almost sold out, and our nitrogen-fixing alfalfa blends are in good demand.

From Time Magazine Archive

For covering this land with Sudan grass now and sowing a permanent cover of bluestem and grama grasses next year, they expect the Government to pay upwards of $15,000, about 80% of the seed and sowing costs.

From Time Magazine Archive