1
: any of various small-seeded annual cereal and forage grasses:
a
: a Eurasian grass (Panicum miliaceum) cultivated for its grain which is used for food
b
: any of several grasses related to common millet
2
: the seed of a millet
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Zimmerman says this time of year is great for foliage, too, like nasturtium and love-in-a-puff vines, grasses (think millet, oats, and miscanthus, or silvergrass), and seed pods such as poppies and wisteria.
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Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Brown Rice Whole grains like brown rice, spelt, millet, and barley are rich in fiber and digest more slowly than refined grains.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
With its dark leaves and seed heads, purple millet (shown here) looks especially appealing beside plants with bright orange and yellow, or deep red blooms.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2024
Taro and millet have got scarce, and since there’s hardly any rice left the gruel is thin.
—Hiromi Kawakami, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2024
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Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Brown Rice Whole grains like brown rice, spelt, millet, and barley are rich in fiber and digest more slowly than refined grains.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
With its dark leaves and seed heads, purple millet (shown here) looks especially appealing beside plants with bright orange and yellow, or deep red blooms.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2024
Taro and millet have got scarce, and since there’s hardly any rice left the gruel is thin.
—Hiromi Kawakami, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2024
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millet
noun
mil·let
ˈmil-ət 
1
: a grass cultivated for its small shiny whitish seeds used as human and bird food and sometimes grown for hay
2
: the seed of a millet
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