Definition of shama millet
:a tropical Asiatic grass (Echinochloa colona) whose seeds are used as food in India
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shama millet
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sha·ma millet
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Origin and Etymology of shama millet
Hindi sāmā, śāmā, from Sanskrit śyāmāka millet
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