Millet

/mˈɪlɪt/

/ˈmɪɫət/

Millet

small seeds of a large crop that grows in warm regions, used to feed birds or make flour

French painter of rural scenes (1814-1875)

any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine

Examples

1. She prepared a colorful salad with foxtail millet, fresh vegetables, and a zesty dressing.

2. My grandmother baked a batch of foxtail millet and chocolate chip cookies for us.

3. She prepared a warm bowl of creamy finger millet porridge for herself.

4. She enjoyed a warm bowl of Japanese millet porridge, sprinkled with cinnamon and drizzled with honey.