kaoliang
WordNet
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(n)
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)
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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(n)
kaoliang
Tall millet; the name in China of Sorghum vulgare or Indian millet.
Usage in literature
Rice, wheat, barley, buckwheat, maize, kaoliang, several millets, and oats were the chief grains cultivated. "Myths and Legends of China" by