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Indian millet

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Indian millet

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valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico
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sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Indian millet
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n valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico

Synonyms:
Oryzopsis hymenoides, mountain rice, silk grass, silkgrass
Type of:
rice grass, ricegrass
any grass of the genus Oryzopsis
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n sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa

Synonyms:
Egyptian corn, Guinea corn, doura, dourah, durra
Type of:
grain sorghum
any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain
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