Milo

//ˈmaɪloʊ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    sorghum US, countable, uncountable

    "When he does talk, it's always about the farm: the milo is doing poorly this year, the corn has a blight[…]"

  2. 2
    small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages.

    "Stevie didn't care. At least he didn't have an oddball name like Milo and he never had to get up for church on Sunday."

  2. 2
    An English surname originating as a patronymic transferred from the given name.

Synonyms

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milo maizeportia treesorghum

Example

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

A Latinate variant of Miles.

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milo disease

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