Phrase guide

African millet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: finger millet, ragi, ragee, coracan, corakan, kurakkan, Eleusine coracana

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: millet

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