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Milo

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Mi·lo  (ml, m-)
See Milos.
mi·lo  (ml)
n. pl. mi·los
An early-growing, usually drought-resistant grain sorghum, especially Sorghum bicolor, resembling millet.
[Possibly from Afrikaans mealie, corn, probably from Portuguese milho, from Latin milium, millet; see millet.]
milo [ˈmaɪləʊ]
n pl -los
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various early-growing cultivated varieties of sorghum with heads of yellow or pinkish seeds resembling millet
[from Sotho maili]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Milomilo - small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains
milo maize
grain sorghum - any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain


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There were bits of old brocade on the walls, and the piano was covered with a piece of silk, beautiful and tarnished; in one corner was a copy of the Venus of Milo, and in another of the Venus of the Medici.
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Mirabel admires your figure; he calls you 'the Venus of Milo, in a state of perfect abridgment.
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