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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieseleusine
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eleusine
"L'eleusine viene coltivata in molte zone aride."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An annual herbaceous plant of the grass family, widely grown as a cereal in dry regions of Africa and Asia.
"Finger-millet is ground into flour to make nutritious flatbreads and porridge."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'finger', describing the finger-like spikes of the inflorescence, and 'millet', referring to small-seeded cereal grasses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Finger-millet" is said worldwide
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éleusine
Transliteration: éleusine
"L'éleusine est une céréale importante dans certaines régions d'Afrique."
Fingerhirse
Transliteration: Fingerhirse
"Fingerhirse ist ein robustes Getreide in trockenen Gebieten."
eleusine
Transliteration: eleusine
"L'eleusine viene coltivata in molte zone aride."
mijo coracano
Transliteration: mijo coracano
"El mijo coracano es rico en calcio y hierro."
capim-pé-de-galinha
Transliteration: capim-pé-de-galinha
"O capim-pé-de-galinha é usado na culinária tradicional."
रागि
Transliteration: ragi
"भारत में रागी का उपयोग पौष्टिक रोटियां बनाने के लिए किया जाता है।"
龙爪稷
Transliteration: lóng zhǎo jì
"龙爪稷是一种耐旱的粮食作物。"
손가락조
Transliteration: songarakjo
"손가락조는 아프리카와 아시아에서 중요한 식량 작물입니다."
シコクビエ
Transliteration: shikokubie
"シコクビエは栄養価の高い雑穀です。"
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