Meanings
nounpearl millet (usually uncountable, plural pearl millets)
plural pearl millets
- uncountableusuallyA widely grown millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum).
Synonyms: bulrush millet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA widely grown millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum).
Similar
bulrush millet
More synonyms by meaning
nountall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer
Similar
bulrush milletcattail milletPennisetum glaucumPennisetum Americanum
Broader
cerealcereal grass
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic دُخْن
- دُخْن (duḵn)Pennisetum glaucum
Bulgarian перлено просо
- перлено просо (perleno proso)Pennisetum glaucum
Dutch parelgierst
- parelgierstPennisetum glaucum
Finnish helmisulkahirssi, helmihirssi
- helmisulkahirssiPennisetum glaucum
- helmihirssiPennisetum glaucum
French millet perle, mil à chandelle
- millet perlePennisetum glaucum
- mil à chandellePennisetum glaucum
- petit milPennisetum glaucum
Hindi बाजरा
- बाजरा (bājrā)Pennisetum glaucum
Japanese 唐人稗
- 唐人稗 (tōjinbie)Pennisetum glaucum
Punjabi ਬਾਜਰਾ
- ਬਾਜਰਾ (bājrā)Pennisetum glaucum
Spanish mijo perla
- mijo perlaPennisetum glaucum
Swahili mwele, uwele
- mwelePennisetum glaucum
- uwelePennisetum glaucum
Swedish pärlhirs
- pärlhirsPennisetum glaucum
Tamil கம்பு
- கம்பு (kampu)Pennisetum glaucum
Urdu باجرا
- باجراPennisetum glaucum
Cite this entry
APA
pearl millet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20millet
MLA
“pearl millet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20millet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pearl millet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20millet.
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