n.
Pronunciation: ' mi-l ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English milet, from Middle French, from Old French, diminutive of military, from Latin milium; akin to Greek melin ē millet
Date: 15th century
1 : any of various small-seeded annual cereal and forage grasses: a : a Eurasian grass ( Panicum miliaceum ) cultivated for its grain which is used for food b : any of several grasses related to common millet
2 : the seed of a millet