Texas millet
Definition
Noun: 1. An annual weedy grass used for hay: "Texas millet" refers to a type of annual grass, often considered a weed, that is cultivated or harvested for use as hay for livestock feed.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The farmer planted Texas millet in the fallow field to produce hay for the winter.
- Texas millet can be a valuable forage crop in arid regions.
- This bale of hay is primarily composed of Texas millet.
Advanced Usage
- As a botanical/common name: The term is used specifically to identify this particular grass species () within agricultural or botanical contexts.
- In the seed catalog, it was listed under its scientific name and as Texas millet.
Variants and Related Words
- Panicum texanum (n): The scientific (Latin) name for Texas millet.
- Buffalograss (n): Another common name for the same species.
- Hay grass (n): A general term for grasses cultivated for hay, which includes Texas millet.
Synonyms
- Forage grass: A grass grown for grazing by livestock or for harvesting as hay.
- Hay crop: A crop cultivated specifically to be dried and used as fodder.
Noun
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annual weedy grass used for hay
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