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finger millet

fin·ger mil·let


noun 
Definition:
 
plant grown for grain: a short-stemmed millet with an ear divided into five parts, cultivated widely in southern India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Africa. Latin name Eleusine coracana.

[Because its ears resemble the fingers of a hand]
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