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Definition of Evergreen millet
1. Noun. Tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land.
Generic synonyms: Sorghum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Evergreen Millet
Literary usage of Evergreen millet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Farmers' Alliance History and Agricultural Digest by Nelson A. Dunning (1891)
"In California it is best known as evergreen millet, or Arabian evergreen millet.
There seems to be good evidence that some of these names have been used at ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Arabian or evergreen millet, a variety of Indian millet [Local, U. s.] — Cat-tail,
East Indian, Egyptian, pearl millet, in the southern United States, ..."
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