Definition of Panicum miliaceum

1. Noun. Extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage.

Exact synonyms: Broomcorn Millet, Hog Millet
Generic synonyms: Panic Grass

Lexicographical Neighbors of Panicum Miliaceum

Pangaea
Pangasinan
Pangasinan province
Pangea
Pangloss
Panglossian
Pango Pango
Pangwa
Pangæa
Panhellenic
Panhellenist
Panhellenium
Panic
Panicum Texanum
Panicum capillare
Panicum miliaceum (current term)
Panicum virgatum
Panini
Panipat
Panislamism
Panjab
Panjabi
Panjabis
Pankaj
Panmunjom
Panner
Panner's disease
Pannonia
Pannonian
Pannonians

Literary usage of Panicum miliaceum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... is applied to Panicum miliaceum, and Setaria itálica, Kth. The rendering "millet", in DV, Is., xxviii, 25, is not justified, as Heb. nisman, found here, ..."

2. Plants of the Holy Land: With Their Fruits and Flowers, Beautifully by Henry Stafford Osborn (1861)
"GRAMINE^E. Panicum miliaceum. )ILLET is one of the common grains of Palestine, and has been cultivated there from the earliest times. There are two sorts, ..."

3. A Dictionary of the Bible: Dealing with Its Language, Literature, and by Samuel Rolles Driver, James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie (1900)
"Ite seed closely resembles that of Panicum miliaceum. In addition to the above, Sorghum vulgäre, L., hog been proposed as the equivalent of dolían. ..."

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