millet
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪt/
:
mijo
- The farmer decided to grow millet this season since it is a drought-resistant crop.
- millet and sorghum
- millet and rice
- cultivation of millet
And everybody is talking about how Millet used to be the stable crop of of India.
- And everybody is talking about how Millet used to be the stable crop of of India.
- I removed wheat, rice, oats, corn, amaranth, Millet, quinoa.
Examples
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Wheat, barley and Millet all were available throughout Asia and India.
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Promotion of cassava as a staple food facilitated the decline in millet and sorghum production.
Academic text (1991) -
And everybody is talking about how Millet used to be the stable crop of of India.
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Let's talk about this some more over millet puffs.
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We're up at 5:00... ...for a breakfast of millet, porridge and fruit, then morning classes.
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There were countless grains of millet at the bottom of the cage.
Fiction book (2001) -
I heaped the bowl with millet and filled the water container to the brim.
Fiction book (2001) -
We eat coarse Millet noodles and steamed vegetables.
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The dominant grain crops grown worldwide are rice, wheat, corn, millet, barley, and rye.
Academic text (1997) -
Cotton cultivation was incompatible with the cultivation of millet and sorghum, the main food crops.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
An edible seed from plants like wheat or rice used as food
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1.0
A grass grown for the grains you can eat, like wheat or rice
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2.3
A small dry seed from plants like wheat or rice that people eat
A cereal plant from Asia and Africa with small seeds used to make flour
A tall grass grown in Africa for food for people and animals
A tall grass grown for grain used for food, animal feed and making beer
A grass that grows in dry areas and farmers grow for animal feed or grain
A plant that grows in dry regions and has seeds used to make a somewhat bitter flour
A coarse grass grown each year for grain and to feed animals
A rough grass people grow each year for its seeds and animal feed
A rough grass that grows in dry places and is grown for grain and animal feed
A plant with yellow grains and large hanging seed heads grown for food and animal feed
A grass that grows once a year for its grain and is used as animal feed
A tall grass grown in dry areas for its edible grain, animal feed, and brewing
A grain plant with yellow seeds in large hanging spikes
A rough grass grown each year for grain or animal feed that grows well in dry soil
A grass grown for its seeds and animal feed
A tall grass with thick round seed heads that farmers grow for grain and animal food
A grass with orange to red grains on long rough spikes grown for animal feed
A tall grass that lives for many years, spreads by underground stems, and is grown for farm animal food
A coarse grass that grows each year, often seen as a weed and used for hay or grazing
An annual grass grown for hay in the southern United States
A grass plant grown for food grains like wheat or rice
A small part of a plant that you can eat and use in cooking
Compounds
A tall grass grown in dry areas for its edible grain, animal feed, and brewing
A tall grass with thick round seed heads that farmers grow for grain and animal food
- Indian
A plant that grows in dry regions and has seeds used to make a somewhat bitter flour
A coarse grass that grows each year, often seen as a weed and used for hay or grazing
A tall grass that lives for many years, spreads by underground stems, and is grown for farm animal food
- Specialized
A rough grass that grows in dry places and is grown for grain and animal feed
A plant with yellow grains and large hanging seed heads grown for food and animal feed
A rough grass grown each year for grain or animal feed that grows well in dry soil
How Common
Surface Forms
Etymology
Millet comes from Old French and Latin words like milium that named this 'small grain'. That's why the name fits: millet is a plant with very small seeds used for food and birdseed.