mil·let 1 
(mĭlĭt)
(mĭlĭt)n.
1. Any of various annual grasses with small grains that are harvested for food, livestock feed, and birdseed, especially proso millet.
2. The grains of any of these plants.
[Middle English milet, from Old French, diminutive of mil, millet, from Latin milium; see melə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]