Evergreen Millet (Noun)
Meaning
Tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Evergreen millet has become a significant invasive species in certain regions due to its rapid growth rate and invasive rhizome system.
- Landowners struggle with controlling the evergreen millet that consistently hinders the growth of crops on their cultivated land.
- Biologists are researching methods to prevent the widespread naturalization of evergreen millet, currently a major agricultural pest.
- Farmers require numerous methods to remove evergreen millet due to its persistence and the challenges it causes for local ecosystems.
- Ecologists have reported evergreen millet invasion altering the physical environment and natural habitats of wildlife in the southern United States.