| 单词 | proso millet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasproso millet In full proso millet. A kind of millet, Panicum miliaceum (family Poaceae ( Gramineae)), thought to be of central Asian origin and grown as a cereal and forage crop in Asia and North America. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > millet > Indian millet > Indian millet plant or panicle millc1450 millet1548 Saracen's corn1585 sorghum1597 Guinea corn1697 whisk1757 broom-straw1785 kaffir corn1785 jowari1800 jowar1801 chicken corna1817 broom corn1819 mabela1824 cholum1858 Texas millet1858 dura1882 pearl millet1887 kaoliang1904 proso1907 milo1920 1907 L. H. Bailey Cycl. Amer. Agric. II. 470/2 In Russia, where this group of millets is given a prominent place in agriculture and where many distinct varieties have been developed, they are known by the collective name ‘proso’, a good name that should be used in this country to distinguish this group readily from other millets. Indeed, this name is already fairly well known, having come into use along with the introduction recently of a number of good varieties from Russia. 1926 K. M. Wiegand & A. J. Eames Flora Cayuga Lake Basin N.Y. 87 P. miliaceum L. Broom-corn millet. Proso... Frequent on garbage dumps, where it springs from birdseed. 1961 Holland (Mich.) Evening Sentinel 11 July 5/2 There are three main types of millet: foxtail (for hay and silage), grain or Proso, and pearl or cattail (now being tested for pasture). 2004 Charleston (West Virginia) Gaz. (Nexis) 7 Nov. 4 f Most backyard birds prefer white proso millet. Consequently, it is a major ingredient in many seed mixes. < as lemmas |
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