shama millet

noun

sha·​ma millet

ˈshämə-

: a tropical Asiatic grass (Echinochloa colona) whose seeds are used as food in India

Word History

Etymology

Hindi sāmā, śāmā, from Sanskrit śyāmāka millet

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