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a tall grass, Pennisetum americanum (or P. glaucum), cultivated in Africa, the Orient, and the southern U.S. for its edible seeds and as a forage plant. Also called African millet, Indian millet.[1885-90]
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pearl millet
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Pearl millet — second name Bajra /Bajri U.S. pearl millet hybrid for grain Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Pearl millet — Pearl Pearl, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pearl millet — ☆ pearl millet n. a tall cereal and forage grass (Pennisetum glaucum) having pearly white seeds borne in dense spikes … English World dictionary
pearl millet — melsvoji soruolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos grūdinis, pašarinis kultūrinis augalas (Pennisetum glaucum), auginamas Afrikoje, pietų Azijoje; jo grūdai naudojami maistui. atitikmenys: lot. Chaetochloa glauca; Chamaeraphis … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
pearl millet — noun tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer • Syn: ↑bulrush millet, ↑cattail millet, ↑Pennisetum glaucum, ↑Pennisetum Americanum •… … Useful english dictionary
pearl millet — noun Date: circa 1890 a tall cereal grass (Pennisetum glaucum syn. P. americanum) that has large leaves and dense round spikes and is widely grown for its seeds and for forage … New Collegiate Dictionary
pearl millet — noun Pennisetum glaucum … Wiktionary
pearl millet — noun a cereal with long cylindrical ears, cultivated in the driest areas of Africa and the Indian subcontinent. [Pennisetum glaucum.] … English new terms dictionary
pearl millet — /pɜl ˈmɪlət/ (say perl miluht) noun a tall grass, Pennisetum glaucum, cultivated widely for its edible seeds and as a forage plant …
List of pearl millet diseases — This article is a list of diseases of pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum ). Bacterial diseasesNematodes, parasiticReferences* [http://www.apsnet.org/online/common/names/pearlm.asp Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society] … Wikipedia
