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kaoliang

kao·liang

uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From the Wade-Giles romanization of the former pronunciation of Mandarin 高粱 (gāoliáng).

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