helmisulkahirssi

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) cereal

Etymology

Affix from Finnish helmi (pearl) + Finnish sulkahirssi (grass of the genus Pennisetum, fountaingrass).

Origin

Finnish

sulkahirssi

Gloss

grass of the genus Pennisetum, fountaingrass

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