Noun: pearl millet purl 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
"Pearl millet is an important crop in arid regions";
- bulrush millet, cattail millet, Pennisetum glaucum, Pennisetum Americanum
Derived forms: pearl millets
Type of: cereal, cereal grass
Part of: genus Pennisetum, Pennisetum
Encyclopedia: Pearl millet