Bulrush Millet (Noun)
Meaning
Tall 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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The African villagers have relied on bulrush millet for their daily food for centuries, consuming its nutritious grains as porridge.
- Farmers in Asia have started growing bulrush millet for beer production due to its favorable starch composition and easier harvesting.
- A section of the prairie in the United States is cultivated with bulrush millet for forage during winter, feeding cattle with the richly textured foliage.
- Native grasses and plants have often struggled to outgrow bulrush millet as they try to maintain dominance on savannas of central Africa.
- Studies of arid soil rejuvenation discovered an additional value of the dense stands of bulrush millet planted together that suppress dust on previously dried, unused landscapes.