foxtail millet

noun

A plant of the second-most widely planted species of millet (Setaria italica), which is the most important species of millet in East Asia.

Similar
Italian milletHungarian grassdwarf setariafoxtail bristle-grassgiant setariagreen foxtailGerman milletHungarian millet
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Meanings

nounfoxtail millet (countable and uncountable, plural foxtail millets)

plural foxtail millets

  1. countableuncountableA plant of the second-most widely planted species of millet (Setaria italica), which is the most important species of millet in East Asia.

    Synonyms: Italian millet, Hungarian grass, dwarf setaria, foxtail bristle-grass, giant setaria, green foxtail, German millet, Hungarian millet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant of the second-most widely planted species of millet (Setaria italica), which is the most important species of millet in East Asia.

Similar
Italian milletHungarian grassdwarf setariafoxtail bristle-grassgiant setariagreen foxtailGerman milletHungarian millet

More synonyms by meaning

nouncoarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States

Similar
Italian milletHungarian grassSetaria italica
Broader
foxtailfoxtail grass
Also see
common milletitalian millet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek μελίνη
  • μελίνη (melínē)Setaria italica
Bengali কাউন
  • কাউন (kaun)Setaria italica
Bulgarian моха́р
  • моха́р (mohár)Setaria italica
Catalan mill italià, panís
  • mill italiàSetaria italica
  • panísSetaria italica
  • cua de guillaSetaria italica
Chinese Mandarin 小米, 稷
  • 小米 (xiǎomǐ)Setaria italica
  • 稷 (jì)Setaria italica
  • 穀子 /谷子 (gǔzi)Setaria italica
Czech bér vlašský, bér italský
  • bér vlašskýSetaria italica
  • bér italskýSetaria italica
  • mohárSetaria italica
  • čumízaSetaria italica
Finnish japaninkananhirssi, italianpantaheinä
  • japaninkananhirssiEchinochloa esculenta
  • italianpantaheinäSetaria italica
  • tähkähirssiSetaria italica
French millet du Japon, sétaire d’Italie
  • millet du JaponEchinochloa esculenta
  • sétaire d’ItalieSetaria italica
German Kolbenhirse, Mohar
  • KolbenhirseSetaria italica
  • MoharSetaria italica
  • Pfennich (Steiermark)Setaria italica
  • MauchertSetaria italica
  • Mäuchert (Siebenbürgen)Setaria italica
Hungarian muhar
  • muharSetaria italica
Japanese 粟
  • 粟 (awa)Setaria italica
Korean 피, 조
  • 피 (pi)Echinochloa esculenta
  • 조 (jo)Setaria italica
Polish chwastnica jadalna, proso włoskie
  • chwastnica jadalnaEchinochloa esculenta
  • proso włoskieSetaria italica
  • włośnica berSetaria italica
  • berSetaria italica
Portuguese painço
  • painçoSetaria italica
Romanian dughie
  • dughieSetaria italica
Russian мога́р, чуми́за
  • мога́р (mogár)Setaria italica
  • чуми́за (čumíza)Setaria italica
Slovak mohár taliansky
  • mohár talianskySetaria italica
Tagalog kulasan, tigbi
  • kulasanSetaria italica
  • tigbiSetaria italica
Tamil தினை
  • தினை (tiṉai)Setaria italica
Ukrainian чуми́за
  • чуми́за (čumýza)Setaria italica
Cite this entry
APA

foxtail millet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foxtail%20millet

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“foxtail millet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foxtail%20millet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foxtail millet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foxtail%20millet.

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