foxtail millet

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• Foxtail millet — Immature seedhead Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unrank …   Wikipedia

• foxtail millet — a grass, Setaria italica, of numerous varieties, introduced into the U.S. from Europe and Asia, and grown chiefly for use as hay. [1895 1900] * * * …   Universalium

• foxtail millet — noun Setaria italica …   Wiktionary

• foxtail — /foks tayl /, n. 1. the tail of a fox. 2. any of various grasses having soft, brushlike spikes of flowers. [1375 1425; late ME; see FOX, TAIL1] * * * ▪ plant  any of the weedy grasses in the genera Alopecurus and Setaria of the family Poaceae.… …   Universalium

• millet — /mil it/, n. 1. a cereal grass, Setaria italica, extensively cultivated in the East and in southern Europe for its small seed, or grain, used as food for humans and fowls, but in the U.S. grown chiefly for fodder. 2. any of various related or… …   Universalium

• Millet — /mi lay /; for 2 also Fr. /mee le /, n. 1. Francis Davis, 1846 1912, U.S. painter, illustrator, and journalist. 2. Jean François /zhahonn frddahonn swann /, 1814 75, French painter. * * * I Any of various grasses (family Poaceae, or Gramineae),… …   Universalium

• agriculture, origins of — Introduction  the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms wet rice production… …   Universalium

• Five Cereals (China) — Proso millet head Wheat (wheatberries) …   Wikipedia

• List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …   Wikipedia

• Farming Systems in India — File:Namgyal india 1.jpg Namgyal Monestary Institution India Shubham comprises various farming systems that are strategically utilized, according to the locations where they are most suitable. The farming systems that significantly contribute to… …   Wikipedia