foxtail millet

Noun

Meaning

coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Italian millet Hungarian grass millet green foxtail German millet Setaria italica dwarf setaria foxtail bristle-grass giant setaria hungarian millet

Hypernyms

foxtail foxtail grass

Hyponyms

German millet golden wonder millet Setaria italica stramineofructa Setaria italica rubrofructa Siberian millet

Examples

Foxtail millet, having a higher leaf:stem ratio and less hairy stems, is preferred as fodder, particularly the variety called moha, which is a high-quality fodder. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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