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Panicum miliaceum

Panicum miliaceum

9.9
A grass with small seeds grown to feed people and animals
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Farmers in this region cultivate Panicum miliaceum both for its nutritious grains and as animal forage.

Examples

  • Research has shown that Panicum miliaceum tolerates drought better than many other cereal crops.

  • The ancient diet of central Asia often included grains harvested from Panicum miliaceum.

  • Farmers in Asia often cultivate Panicum miliaceum for its nutritious seeds.

  • Did you know that Panicum miliaceum is also known as millet?

  • Farmers in this region cultivate Panicum miliaceum both for its nutritious grains and as animal forage.

  • Research has shown that Panicum miliaceum tolerates drought better than many other cereal crops.

  • The ancient diet of central Asia often included grains harvested from Panicum miliaceum.

Synonyms

broomcorn millet
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  • Specialized
9.1

A small grain plant grown for food and animal feed

is grown broadly worldwide for small edible seeds rather than regionally concentrated

Surface Forms

Panicum miliaceum singular
Panicum miliaceums plural

Morphology

Panicum + miliaceum

This is a Latin binomial (genus + species) used as a technical taxonomic name; even if a learner knows 'Panicum' as a grass genus, the species epithet 'miliaceum' is not an English word and its connection to 'millet' or edible seeds is not transparently derivable. Binomial nomenclature and Latinized epithets are specialist knowledge rather than ordinary compositional meaning, so a B1 learner would not be able to infer the MWE's specific meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Panicum miliaceum comes from two Latin words, Panicum and miliaceum, which both mean 'millet', the small-grain plant. Imagine tiny round seeds like little pearls; that picture helps you remember the name means a kind of millet we grow for food and animal feed.