millet
Small cereal crop
Millet is a small-seeded cereal grain grown widely in Asia and Africa.
Several grass species fall under the name, all producing tiny round seeds used for food, animal feed, and birdseed.
Millet is drought-resistant and quick-growing, making it a staple crop in arid regions: The farmers planted millet because it could survive the dry season.
Boiled grain dish
Warm-climate cereal grass
Final prehistoric stone-tool era
- domesticationAdapting species to captivity
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- Bronze AgeEarly metalworking civilization period
granary · staple · subsistence · harvest · sow · terracotta · civilization · irrigation
Small seed-eating songbird
- canaryYellow caged songbird
- parakeetSmall long-tailed parrot
- budgerigarSmall Australian pet parakeet
- cockatielSmall crested Australian parrot
feeder · songbird · sparrow · chickadee · dove · pigeon · quail · foraging
Coarse livestock nourishment
- forageSeek food actively
- feedSupply with sustenance
- silageFermented crop fodder
- poultryBirds raised for food
cattle · swine · feedlot · trough · supplement · ration · pasture · hay
Pertaining to the abdomen
- coeliacGluten-triggered intestinal disorder
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- allergyAdverse immune response
- cross-contaminationTransfer of harmful substances
digestible · dietary · baking · sensitivity · allergen-free · autoimmune
Plant-based digestive aid
- proteinFolded amino chain
- magnesiumAlkaline earth metal
- ironElement twenty-six
- antioxidantsSubstances counteracting oxidative damage
low-glycemic · heart-healthy · minerals · phosphorus · nourishing · wholesome · nutrient-dense · energy
porridge
Boiled grain dish
- flatbreadUnleavened baked dough
- rotiUnleavened South Asian flatbread
- injeraSpongy fermented teff bread
couscous · pilaf · fermented · dosa · fufu · congee · polenta
sorghum
Warm-climate cereal grass
buckwheat · barley · rice · oats · wheat · rye · cereal · kernel · hull · bran
Neolithic
Final prehistoric stone-tool era
- domesticationAdapting species to captivity
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
Bronze Age · granary · staple · subsistence · harvest · sow · terracotta · civilization · irrigation · grinding stone
finch
Small seed-eating songbird
- canaryYellow caged songbird
- parakeetSmall long-tailed parrot
- budgerigarSmall Australian pet parakeet
cockatiel · feeder · songbird · sparrow · chickadee · dove · pigeon · quail · foraging · aviary
fodder
Coarse livestock nourishment
poultry · cattle · swine · feedlot · trough · supplement · ration · pasture · hay · provender
celiac
Pertaining to the abdomen
- coeliacGluten-triggered intestinal disorder
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- allergyAdverse immune response
cross-contamination · digestible · dietary · baking · sensitivity · allergen-free · autoimmune
fiber
Plant-based digestive aid
antioxidants · low-glycemic · heart-healthy · minerals · phosphorus · nourishing · wholesome · nutrient-dense · energy · sustaining
- ancient grainsemmer, spelt, farro, kamut, teff
- Bible plantsacacia, almond, almond blossom, almond tree, aloe
- Indian farmingrice paddies, paddy, sugarcane, wheat, maize
- indigenous foodspemmican, bannock, fry bread, poi, taro
- tall grassespampas grass, switchgrass, giant reed, common reed, reed
- archaeobotanyflotation, ancient crops, microfossils, ancient grains, cereal grains
milletrice
Staple cereal grain
sugarcane · water chestnut · water chestnuts · taro · cranberries
milletwheat
Cereal crop for flour
rice · white rice · white flour · bread wheat · basmati rice
- mill townSettlement centered on manufacturing
- grist for the millUseful raw material
- run of the millUnexceptionally standard or typical
- rumor millInformal gossip network
- puppy millCommercial mass dog breeder
- steel millAlloy production plant