MILO

Meaning of MILO in English

[ 'mʌɪləʊ ]

■ noun sorghum of a drought-resistant variety which is an important cereal in the central US.

Origin

C19: from Sesotho maili .

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MILO — noun (plural ~s) Etymology: perhaps from Sesotho maili Date: 1882 a small usually early and drought-resistant grain sorghum with compact …
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MILO — ˈmī(ˌ)lō noun also milo maize ( -s ) Etymology: Sotho maiḷi : any of various rather small usually early and …
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MILO — /muy"loh/ ; for 1 also Gk. /mee"law/ , n. 1. Also, Milos Gk. /mee"laws/ . Melos. 2. a male given …
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MILO — /muy"loh/ , n. , pl. milos . a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, …
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MILO — n. male first name; family name; city in Iowa (USA); names of several towns in USA; Titus Annius Papianus Milo …
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MILO — noun ( plural milos ) Etymology: perhaps from Sesotho maili Date: 1882 : a small usually early and drought-resistant grain …
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MILO — [mi.lo] n, pl milos [perh. fr. Sesotho maili] (1882): a small usu. early and drought-resistant grain sorghum with compact bearded …
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MILO — born March 7 [March 18, New Style], 1780, Srednja Dobrinja, Serbia [now in Yugoslavia] died Sept. 14 [Sept. 26], 1860, …
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MILO — Milo, milo BrE AmE ˈmaɪl əʊ ˈmiːl- AmE \ -oʊ
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MILO — Classification: Village Located in: Missouri (MO) Total Population (2000): 84 Total Housing Units (2000): 35 Land Area (square meters): 198804 …
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MILO — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: Maine (ME) Total Population (2000): 1898 Total Housing Units (2000): 977 Land Area …
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MILO — Classification: City Located in: Iowa (IA) Total Population (2000): 839 Total Housing Units (2000): 328 Land Area (square meters): 1605824 …
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MILO — n. Pronunciation: ' m ī -( ˌ )l ō Function: noun Inflected Form: plural milos Etymology: perhaps from Sesotho maili …
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MILO MAIZE — noun see milo
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MILO DISEASE — noun : a root and crown rot of milo and sometimes other sorghums caused especially by a fungus ( Periconid …
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MILO, TITUS ANNIUS — died 48 BC, near Thurii, Bruttium Roman politician, a supporter of the Optimates and bitter rival of Publius Clodius. Milo …
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MELOS — — Melian /mee"lee euhn, meel"yeuhn/ , adj. , n. /mee"los, -lohs, mel"os, -ohs/ ; Gk. /mee"laws/ , n. a Greek …
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OBRENOVIC DYNASTY — Family that provided Serbia with five rulers between 1815 and 1903. Its founding member, Milo 0161; (17801860), was prince of …
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KOSOVO CONFLICT — (199899) Ethnic war in Kosovo , Yugoslavia. In 1989 the Serbian president, Slobodan Milo 0161; evi 0107; , abrogated the …
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