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< Milne, A(lan) A(lexander)
Milo >
mi·lo
(m
l
)
KEY
NOUN:
pl.
mi·los
An early-growing, usually drought-resistant grain sorghum, especially
Sorghum bicolor,
resembling millet.
ETYMOLOGY:
Possibly from Afrikaans
mealie
,
corn
, probably from Portuguese
milho
, from Latin
milium
,
millet
; see
millet
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