noun
- a type of millet (Panicum miliaceum) grown for grain and animal feed
Usage: also called proso millet; primarily agricultural/botanical term
Examples
- Proso is a drought-tolerant crop that grows well in arid regions.
- Farmers in the Great Plains often plant proso as a rotation crop.
- The grain elevator accepts deliveries of proso millet in late summer.
- Proso seeds are small and round, making them suitable for bird feed.
- This region has increased proso production over the past decade.