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Definition of German millet
1. Noun. Millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes.
Generic synonyms: Foxtail Millet, Hungarian Grass, Italian Millet, Setaria Italica
Lexicographical Neighbors of German Millet
Literary usage of German millet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1904)
"In the first paragraph of his petition he relies upon a warranty by the defendants
that the seed sold to him was Western German millet seed, suitable for ..."
2. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1858)
"Tbe German millet, Setaria germánica, (a )—sometimes called Panicum germanicum—u
the one more generally known m this country for 30 or more years past. ..."
3. The Kentucky Law Reporter by Kentucky Court of Appeals (1904)
"In the first paragraph of his petition hi' relies upon ¡\ warranty by the defendants
that the seed sold to him was Western German millet seed, suitable for ..."
4. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"Other names that have been applied to German millet are Southern millet, Mammoth
millet ... German millet was introduced into the United States before 1870, ..."
5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"This is one of the forms cult, as German millet. ... Cult, as German millet. cc.
Panicle dense or slightly lobulate at base. Subvar. ..."
6. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"The spikes are longer and more open in proportion to thickness than in \\' the
German millet. It is not well known in the United States, but may prove to be ..."
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