foxtail millet


foxtail millet

noun

Definition of FOXTAIL MILLET

: a coarse drought-resistant but frost-sensitive annual grass (Setaria italica) grown for grain, hay, and forage

First Known Use of FOXTAIL MILLET

circa 1899

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