English noun: pearl millet | |||
1. | pearl millet (plant) tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer | ||
Synonyms | bulrush millet, cattail millet, Pennisetum Americanum, Pennisetum glaucum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cereal, cereal grass | ||
Member meronym | genus Pennisetum, Pennisetum | ||