wild millet — noun : any of various grasses related to or felt to resemble millet: as a. : a foxtail of the genus Setaria b. : barnyard grass; broadly : any of several grasses (as shama millet) of the genus Echinochloa … Useful english dictionary
millet — mil let (m[i^]l l[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of mil, L. milium; akin to Gr. meli nh, AS. mil.] (Bot.) The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of Germany and Southern Europe are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Millet grass — millet mil let (m[i^]l l[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of mil, L. milium; akin to Gr. meli nh, AS. mil.] (Bot.) The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of Germany and Southern… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Millet — For other uses, see Millet (disambiguation). Pearl millet in the field The millets are a group of small seeded species of cereal crops or grains, widely grown around the world for food and … Wikipedia
Arabian millet — millet mil let (m[i^]l l[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of mil, L. milium; akin to Gr. meli nh, AS. mil.] (Bot.) The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of Germany and Southern… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
East Indian millet — millet mil let (m[i^]l l[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of mil, L. milium; akin to Gr. meli nh, AS. mil.] (Bot.) The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of Germany and Southern… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Egyptian millet — millet mil let (m[i^]l l[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of mil, L. milium; akin to Gr. meli nh, AS. mil.] (Bot.) The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of Germany and Southern… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indian millet — millet mil let (m[i^]l l[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of mil, L. milium; akin to Gr. meli nh, AS. mil.] (Bot.) The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of Germany and Southern… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Italian millet — millet mil let (m[i^]l l[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of mil, L. milium; akin to Gr. meli nh, AS. mil.] (Bot.) The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of Germany and Southern… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Texas millet — millet mil let (m[i^]l l[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of mil, L. milium; akin to Gr. meli nh, AS. mil.] (Bot.) The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of Germany and Southern… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English