"milo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: milos [plural]
Etymology: Probably related to Portuguese milho (“millet”). In early European accounts, millet and sorghum were often confused. Etymology templates: {{m|pt|milho||millet}} milho (“millet”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} milo (countable and uncountable, plural milos)
  1. (US) sorghum Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Grains Derived forms: milo disease Related terms: stylo milo

Inflected forms

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