noun
millet having orange to reddish grains in long bristly spikes
• Syn: ↑Setaria italica rubrofructa
• Hypernyms: ↑foxtail millet, ↑Italian millet, ↑Hungarian grass, ↑Setaria italica
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nounUsage: usually capitalized S
: a foxtail millet (Setaria italica rubrofructa) having orange to reddish fruits in long spikes beset with purple bristles — compare german millet
Useful english dictionary. 2012.