milo grain

  • 1grain sorghum — grain′ sor ghum n. pln any of several varieties of sorghum, as durra or milo, grown for grain and forage …

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  • 2milo — ☆ milo [mī′lō΄ ] n. [< Bantu (Sesuto) maiḷi] any of a group of grain sorghums with somewhat juicy stalks and compact heads of white or yellow, soft grains …

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  • 3grain sorghum — noun any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain • Hypernyms: ↑sorghum • Hyponyms: ↑durra, ↑doura, ↑dourah, ↑Egyptian corn, ↑Indian millet, ↑Guinea corn, ↑ …

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  • 4milo maize — noun small drought resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains • Syn: ↑milo • Hypernyms: ↑grain sorghum * * * noun see milo …

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  • 5milo — /muy loh/, n., pl. milos. a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S. Also called milo maize. [1880 85, Amer.; of uncert. orig.] * * * …

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  • 6milo — dvispalvis sorgas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos grūdinis, pašarinis, pluoštinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis kultūrinis nuodingas augalas (Sorghum bicolor), auginamas atogrąžose ir paatogrąžiuose, naudojamas maisto priedams… …

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  • 7milo — noun small drought resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains • Syn: ↑milo maize • Hypernyms: ↑grain sorghum …

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  • 8grain sorghum — any of several varieties of sorghum, as durra or milo, having starchy seeds, grown for grain and forage. [1915 20] * * * …

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  • 9grain sorghum — dvispalvis sorgas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos grūdinis, pašarinis, pluoštinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis kultūrinis nuodingas augalas (Sorghum bicolor), auginamas atogrąžose ir paatogrąžiuose, naudojamas maisto priedams… …

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  • 10milo — noun (plural milos) Etymology: perhaps from Sesotho maili Date: 1882 a small usually early and drought resistant grain sorghum with compact bearded heads of large yellow or whitish seeds …

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