单词 | egyptian millet |
释义 | > as lemmasEgyptian millet Egyptian millet n. Pennisetum spicatum. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [noun] > millet > other types of millet panic?1440 panicle1577 Turkey mill1597 panicum1739 ragi1788 tocusso1790 Egyptian millet1829 eleusine1836 shamalo1846 marua1847 moha1855 shama1874 jungle-rice1886 fonio1903 1829 Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, Va.) 25 Apr. 2/4 The leaves are of a beautiful green—long, narrow, dagger shaped, not unlike those of the Egyptian millet. 1864 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 461/2 Penicillaria spicata, or Pennisetum typhoideum, is very extensively cultivated in Africa... It often receives the names Egyptian Millet and Guinea Corn. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 321/1 Bajree, sometimes also called Egyptian Millet, a Guinea corn. 1907 L. H. Bailey Cycl. Amer. Agric. II. 471/1 Various other names have been applied to this plant, such as penicillaria, cat-tail millet, Egyptian millet. < as lemmas |
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