MILLET


Meaning of MILLET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmi-lət ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English milet, from Middle French, from Old French, diminutive of mil, from Latin milium; akin to Greek melinē 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

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