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hog millet

hog millet

9.3
A grass that grows once a year for its grain and is used as animal feed
  • noun
translation icon : mijo de cerdo
  • In some regions, hog millet is fed to livestock during the winter months.

Examples

  • The grain harvested from hog millet can also be used in certain human foods.

  • Farmers planted acres of hog millet after the demand for animal feed increased.

  • Farmers often plant hog millet in the summer.

  • The hog millet crop was abundant this year.

  • Farmers planted acres of hog millet after the demand for animal feed increased.

  • In some regions, hog millet is fed to livestock during the winter months.

  • The grain harvested from hog millet can also be used in certain human foods.

Synonyms

Setaria italica
vshog millet
  • Specialized
9.7

A grass plant that tolerates drought and is grown for small seeds and animal feed

is a regional name stressing grain use and occasional US animal forage
foxtail millet
vshog millet
  • Specialized
7.7

A rough grass that grows in dry places and is grown for grain and animal feed

is used mainly for grain in Europe and sometimes as US animal feed
Setaria italica stramineofructa
vshog millet
  • Specialized
9.9

A type of foxtail millet with large hanging seed heads and yellow grains

is more general and not limited to yellow-spiked forms
Setaria italica rubrofructa
vshog millet
  • Specialized
9.9

A variety of millet with orange to red grains on long bristly spikes

is the broader name covering many grain colors and spike types

Surface Forms

hog millet singular
hog millets plural

Morphology

hog + millet

The noun is a straightforward modifier+noun compound: 'hog' + 'millet' signals a type or use of millet related to hogs (e.g. millet used for hog feed). This follows regular English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words can reasonably infer the meaning.

Etymology

Hog millet comes from the simple idea of millet grown for hogs. Farmers grew this small grain to feed pigs, so the name now means a kind of grain used as 'animal feed'.