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pearl millet

noun

  1. a tall grass, Pennisetum americanum (or P. glaucum ), cultivated in Africa, Asia, and the southern U.S. for its edible seeds and as a forage plant.


pearl millet

noun

  1. a tall grass, Pennisetum glaucum, cultivated in Africa, E Asia, and the southern US as animal fodder and for its pearly white seeds, which are used as grain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of pearl millet1

First recorded in 1885–90

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