ˈmillet-grass
The genus Milium, esp. M. effusum, a tall handsome grass, widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere.
| 1597 Gerarde Herbal i. iv. 6 Gramen Miliaceum. Millet Grasse. 1796 Withering Brit. Pl. (ed. 3) II. 122 Soft Millet. Millet Grass. Wet woods, common. 1864 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 461/2 The Millet Grass (Milium effusum) of Britain. |