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单词 pearl millet
释义

pearl millet

noun

: a tall cereal grass (Pennisetum glaucum synonym P. americanum) that has large leaves and dense round spikes and is widely grown for its seeds and for forage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In the Sahel-Sudan (south of the Sahara), pearl millet—which originates from an area that includes Mali and Mauritania—and guinea corn (sorghum) are the traditional staple ingredients for food, drinks (kunu), and beer (burukutu and pito). Uwagbale Edward-ekpu, Quartz, 2 Sep. 2022 His team’s research ultimately found that urine, either with animal manure or alone, increased yields of pearl millet, the staple crop, by about 30 percent. New York Times, 17 June 2022 By day, Sikka worked hard harvesting wheat and pearl millet and feeding animals. Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2022 Collaborating with women farmers in Niger, Trimble designed a compact, solar-powered device that threshes and winnows pearl millet, allowing more daily meals to be produced without such a physical toll. National Geographic, 18 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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