Noun: cattail millet 'kat,teyl 'mi-lit
- Tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer
"cattail millet is an important crop in arid regions";
- pearl millet, bulrush millet, Pennisetum glaucum, Pennisetum Americanum
Derived forms: cattail millets
Type of: cereal, cereal grass
Part of: genus Pennisetum, Pennisetum
Encyclopedia: Cattail millet