[mass noun]a fast-growing cereal which is widely grown in warm countries and regions with poor soils. The numerous small seeds are widely used to make flour or alcoholic drinks 黍,稷;小米,粟
Several species in the family Gramineae, in particular common millet (Panicum miliaceum), of temperate regions, the tropical finger millet (Eleusine caracana), which is a staple in parts of Africa and India, and pearl millet 数种,禾本科: 尤指温带的稷,黍(拉丁名Panicum miliaceum)、热带的䅟子龙爪稷(拉丁名Eleusine caracana,为非洲和印度部分地区主食)和珍珠粟
语源
late Middle English: from French, diminutive of dialect mil, from Latin milium