Pennisetum Americanum

Definitions of Pennisetum Americanum
  1. noun
    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: Pennisetum glaucum, bulrush millet, cattail millet, pearl millet
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    type of:
    cereal, cereal grass
    grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
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