sanwa millet
- noun
- Specialized
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mijo sanwa
- Farmers in Japan grow sanwa millet for its nutritious seeds.
Examples
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The wildlife reserve manager planted sanwa millet to attract and sustain local bird populations.
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Many birds enjoy eating sanwa millet during the winter.
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Farmers in eastern Asia cultivate sanwa millet for both its seeds and use as animal feed.
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In some regions, sanwa millet is preferred over other grains due to its adaptability to varying soil conditions.
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Farmers in eastern Asia cultivate sanwa millet for both its seeds and use as animal feed.
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In some regions, sanwa millet is preferred over other grains due to its adaptability to varying soil conditions.
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The wildlife reserve manager planted sanwa millet to attract and sustain local bird populations.
Synonyms
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A small grain from a grass plant used as food for people and animals
A rough grass people grow each year for its seeds and animal feed
A coarse grass grown each year for grain and to feed animals
A grass grown in Asia for its small edible seeds and for animal feed
A rough annual grass grown for edible seeds, animal feed, and wildlife food
Surface Forms
Morphology
sanwa + millet
The noun phrase transparently marks a subtype of millet because a learner who knows 'millet' will infer this is a kind/kind of millet. However, 'sanwa' appears to be a proper name or culture-specific label whose specific referential or geographic information (grown in Japan, cultivar traits) is not derivable from the parts, so full meaning requires exposure.
Etymology
Sanwa millet may come from a place or farm name: farmers likely called the grain from the Sanwa fields sanwa millet. The picture of coarse grass growing in those fields helps explain why the name now means this grain used for seeds and animal feed.