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Definition of Shallu
1. Noun. Sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains; introduced into United States from India.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shallu
Literary usage of Shallu
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Indian Forester (1902)
"The Minis, shallu and Fatal valleys, like several others, radiate from the Chur
io various ... marking the western and northern limits of the shallu basin. ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"shallu Head compact, 4-9 inches long; spikelets broadly obovate, large V. Durra
... shallu. Description.—Pith dry ; internodes about equaling the sheaths; ..."
3. The Indian Forester (1898)
"Thence the shallu river is followed and finally crossed by a rough wooden bridge
and an ascent is made to the pretty camping ground of ..."
4. The Indian Forester (1899)
"... a descent is again made to the shallu river, which the path follows for several
miles, over flats and through cultivation and small patches of forest to ..."
5. Feeds and Feeding Abridged by William Arnon Henry, Frank Barron Morrison (1915)
"shallu, or "Egyptian wheat," is slender-stemmed, with low, spreading heads ...
Reports from various experiment stations show that shallu is of little value ..."
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