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Holcus

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genus holcusnouna genus of old world grasses widely cultivated in america

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genus holcusnouna genus of old world grasses widely cultivated in america
sorghumnounA cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare).
mollisverba former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland.
impheenoun(botany) African sugar cane (Sorghum bicolor, syn. Holcus saccharatus and Andropogon saccharatus).
180noun(figuratively) The exact opposite.
1000thAbbreviation of thousandth. [The ordinal numeral form of one thousand; last in order of a series of a thousand; next after the nine hundred and ninety-ninth.]
charredBurnt, carbonized.
drylandnoun(often attributive) Land that is arid, but not so dry as to be a desert.
maltednounProcessed into malt.
milletnounAny of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
moistenedverb(transitive) To make moist or moister.
softenedMade soft.
spilledverb(transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
tanninnoun(chemistry) Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
tiniestVery small.
trampledcrushed or broken by being stepped upon heavily
unmaltedNot malted, ungerminated.

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