foxtail millet
foxtail millet noun: a plant of the second-most widely planted species of millet (Setaria italica), which is the most important species of millet in East Asia.
Noun
foxtail millet (countable and uncountable, plural foxtail millets)
- A plant of the second-most widely planted species of millet (Setaria italica), which is the most important species of millet in East Asia.
- Synonyms:
- Italian millet, Hungarian grass, dwarf setaria, foxtail bristle-grass, giant setaria, green foxtail, German millet, Hungarian millet
foxtail millet meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
foxtail millet in Hindi
- foxtail millet, Setaria italica
- कँगनी kaṅgnī
foxtail millet in Tamil
- Setaria italica
- தினை tiṉai
foxtail millet in Bengali
- Setaria italica
- কাউন kaun
foxtail millet in Malayalam
- Setaria italica
- തിന tina
More languagesFewer languages
- foxtail millet in Kannada
- ನವಣೆ navaṇe, ನವಣಕ್ಕಿ navaṇakki
- foxtail millet in Gujarati
- કંગ kaṅg
- foxtail millet in Sanskrit
- लता latā, भावज्ञा bhāvajñā, प्रियङ्गुका priyaṅgukā, शूद्रार्ता śūdrārtā
- foxtail millet in Tagalog
- kulasan, tigbi
Synonyms of foxtail millet
- Italian millet
- Hungarian grass
- dwarf setaria
- foxtail bristle-grass
- giant setaria
- green foxtail
- German millet
- Hungarian millet
Forms of foxtail millet
| plural | foxtail millets |
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Words formed from foxtail millet
- green foxtail millet
- wild foxtail millet
Questions about foxtail millet
- What does foxtail millet mean?
- Foxtail millet means a plant of the second-most widely planted species of millet (Setaria italica), which is the most important species of millet in East Asia.
- What is foxtail millet in Hindi?
- Foxtail millet in Hindi is कँगनी (kaṅgnī). See Foxtail millet meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is foxtail millet?
- Foxtail millet is a noun.
- What is the plural of foxtail millet?
- The plural of foxtail millet is foxtail millets.
Words near foxtail millet in the dictionary
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