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milo|ˈmaɪləʊ|
Also millo, milo maize.
[ad. Sotho maili.]
One of a group of drought-resistant varieties of the grass Sorghum vulgare, introduced from Africa to suitable regions elsewhere. Also attrib.
1882Rep. Comm. Agric. Georgia 1881–82 23 My attention was some time since called to the claims of ‘Ivory wheat’ and ‘Millo Maize’ to a place in our long list of profitable food crops. 1887Florida Dispatch 10 Jan. 34/3 The head of yellow millo maize is formed in sections of smaller heads, lying very close and compact. Ibid. 14 Feb. 165/3 Mr. Jones recommends the substitution of Kaffir corn, Milo Maizo, etc., for a part of the corn crop. 1920U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1147. 3 Milo has long since passed the experimental stage as a farm crop in the southwestern United States... Milo made its first appearance in this country soon after 1880. 1965T. Capote In Cold Blood (1966) i. 7 One of these barns..housed a dark, pungent hill of milo grain. 1970H. Doggett Sorghum iii. 88 The milos of the U.S.A. stem from one introduction. 1972Islander (Victoria, B.C.) 12 Mar. 11/1 Milomaize is a white corn, something like wheat. We ground it in an old coffee grinder for bread, also boiled it for porridge. 1973Houston (Texas) Chron. 21 Oct. 26 Cotton, wheat, milo, corn and soybean production can be increased tremendously. |