milo

¹

[ mahy-loh ]

noun

, plural mi·los.

1. a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.

Milo

²

[ mahy-loh; Greek mee-law ]

noun

1. Also Mi·los [] Melos.
2. a male given name.

milo

/ ˈmaɪləʊ /

noun

1. any of various early-growing cultivated varieties of sorghum with heads of yellow or pinkish seeds resembling millet

Word History and Origins

Origin of milo¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; of uncertain origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of milo¹

C19: from Sotho maili

Example Sentences

I could avoid inexpensive bird food mixes that contain cracked corn, milo, wheat and rye, preferred by house sparrows, and instead use more expensive seed that contains black-oil sunflower seeds, safflower seeds and white millet.

From New York Times

One of the first was a Texas farmer sentenced in 2010 to two years in prison for fraudulently mislabeling three kinds of beans and millions of pounds of milo as organic.

From Washington Times

“I started growing cotton because of sugar cane aphid in the milo,” Dillon said.

From Washington Times

For pet parents in search of the perfect gift for their feline, Paltrow and friends offer up the Tuft and Paw milo cat jungle gym, which has a modest price tag of $949.

From Fox News

Struss admitted in the plea that he underreported the total bushels of corn and milo that he harvested as part of a scheme to fraudulently collect crop insurance benefits.

From Washington Times