Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US, countable, uncountable)Sorghum

More definitions
  • small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The Venus de Milo is the perfection of beauty.

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  2. When the Venus de Milo was entire, there were arms on the statue.

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  3. Your eyes are as beautiful as the arms of the Venus de Milo.

    ruВаши глаза так же красивы как руки Венеры Милосской.

    deDeine Augen sind genauso schön wie die Arme der Venus von Milo.

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Origin

Probably related to Portuguese milho (“millet”). In early European accounts, millet and so

Probably related to Portuguese milho (“millet”). In early European accounts, millet and sorghum were often confused.

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Forms

plural: milos
Singularmilo
Pluralmilos

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains:milo maize

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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