mi·lo
(mī′lō)n. pl. mi·los
Any of various sorghums that are cultivated for their grain, which resembles millet. Also called grain sorghum.
[Possibly from Afrikaans mealie, corn, probably from Portuguese milho, from Latin milium, millet; see millet.]
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milo
(ˈmaɪləʊ)n, pl -los
(Plants) any of various early-growing cultivated varieties of sorghum with heads of yellow or pinkish seeds resembling millet
[C19: from Sotho maili]
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mi•lo
(ˈmaɪ loʊ)n., pl. -los.
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds.
[1880–85, Amer.; of uncertain orig.]
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Milo
A high-yield grain sorghum.
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| Noun | 1. |  milo - small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grainsgrain sorghum - any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain |
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