Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various sorghums that are cultivated for their grain, which resembles millet.

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  • noun US sorghum

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Possibly from Afrikaans mealie, corn, probably from Portuguese milho, from Latin milium, millet; see millet.]

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Examples

  • Also, milo is a known criminal and his own men are there to vouch for that. the detective gives milo a choice.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Avi’s Forum 2009

  • If he's a lucky dog, he'll spend some good days in milo fields.

    Name My Dog 2008

  • The scene in milo and otis where the filmmakers forced a cat into a box and sent it floating downriver.

    CONAN TEASER POSTER – GRR, BICEPS! 2007

  • Sorghum - also known as milo, millet and broomcorn -- is the grain of choice in hot, dry places where corn won't grow.

    Slashfood Hanna Raskin 2010

  • Sorghum - also known as milo, millet and broomcorn -- is the grain of choice in hot, dry places where corn won't grow.

    Slashfood Hanna Raskin 2010

  • Sorghum - also known as milo, millet and broomcorn -- is the grain of choice in hot, dry places where corn won't grow.

    Slashfood Hanna Raskin 2010

  • Whether it's wheat and barley in the North, corn and grain sorghums such as milo in the Midwest, or rice in the South, waterfowl readily adapt to farm feed.

    What's on the Menu 2003

  • Neal Sloper: "" Ted Robinson lands 49ers gig: The Dolich plan begins to take shape "Dear Tim - Thanks for ..." milo: "Starkey wasn't perfect (that's for sure) but he does have that old time radio voice that works ..."

    Kawakami 2009

  • Norm: "Tim, Love the blog, but puuuuuuhlease get over yourself!" milo: "TK's analysis of Kiffin makes sense.

    Kawakami 2008

  • After realizing his potential, milo tries to master his powers and uses it for his own advantages like improving his grades academically, getting what he wants, getting his girl etc.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Open Writing Forum 2009

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  • In Slovene, this is an adverb (from mil, "gentle, sweet") which can be used this way:

    milo mu je storilo pri srcu: "he felt sad" (lit. "in his heart it was done tenderly")

    July 20, 2008

  • See on no vegemite or marmite, promise.

    June 13, 2009

  • See also here.

    June 13, 2009

  • Are they cans of pre-mixed milo I spy? Wow. Once upon a time you could get milo in little fruit-box sort of dealies here, but I don't think they're produced any more.

    June 13, 2009

  • Also the cat in the film: Milo and Otis.

    January 30, 2010

  • "Late summers, early autumns, you can see something that binds

    the map of this country together: the girasol, orange gold-

    petalled

    with her black eye, laces the roadsides from Vermont to

    California

    runs the edges of orchards, chain-link fences

    milo fields and malls, schoolyards and reservations"

    "An Atlas of the Difficult World, IV" by Adrienne Rich, in An Atlas of the Difficult World, p 11

    March 6, 2011