\An`dro*po"gon\, n. [NL.; Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man +
pw`gwn the beard.] (Bot.)
A very large and important genus of grasses, found in nearly
all parts of the world. It includes the lemon grass of Ceylon
and the beard grass, or broom sedge, of the United States.
The principal subgenus is {Sorghum}, including {A. sorghum}
and {A. halepensis}, from which have been derived the Chinese
sugar cane, the Johnson grass, the Aleppo grass, the broom
corn, and the durra, or Indian millet. Several East Indian
species, as {A. nardus} and {A. sch[oe]nanthus}, yield
fragrant oils, used in perfumery.