Eleusine coracana
- noun
- Indian
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Eleusine coracana
- Eleusine coracana is a staple food in many Indian households, often prepared as porridge or flatbread.
Examples
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Farmers in Africa cultivate Eleusine coracana because it thrives in dry conditions.
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The flour made from Eleusine coracana is gluten-free.
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Eleusine coracana is valued in India for making flatbreads and porridge.
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The nutritional content of Eleusine coracana makes it a popular health food ingredient.
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Farmers in India cultivate Eleusine coracana for its nutritious grains.
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The flour from Eleusine coracana is commonly used to make gluten-free products in Africa.
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Because of its resilience to drought, Eleusine coracana is increasingly cultivated by farmers in arid regions.
Synonyms
A small grain grown in India and Africa used to make flour
A grain plant whose seeds make a slightly bitter flour for flatbreads and porridge
A small grain used to make flour for flatbreads in Sri Lanka
A grain from India used to make nutritious, slightly bitter flour eaten as a main food
A grain plant grown in Asia and Africa for flour and porridge
A cereal plant from Asia and Africa with small seeds used to make flour
A plant that grows in dry regions and has seeds used to make a somewhat bitter flour
Surface Forms
Morphology
Eleusine + coracana
This is a scientific Latin binomial (a taxonomic name), so its meaning as a specific cereal grass is a label rather than a compositional English phrase. Even if a learner knew that 'Eleusine' refers to a genus of grasses, the species epithet 'coracana' is not an English word and does not transparently convey 'cereal grain' or 'finger millet,' so the overall meaning cannot be derived by a B1 learner from the parts.
Etymology
Eleusine coracana is the scientific name for finger millet, a small-grained cereal. Its tiny seeds grow on thin, finger-like heads and are ground into 'flour' for flatbreads and porridge, so the name brings to mind the food people make from it.
