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mi·lo 
[mahy-loh] Pronunciation Key
[mahy-loh] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -los.
| a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S. |
Also called milo maize.
[Origin: 1880–85, Americanism; of uncert. orig.]
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Me·los
[mee-los, -lohs, mel-os, -ohs; Gk. mee-laws] Pronunciation Key
[mee-los, -lohs, mel-os, -ohs; Gk. mee-laws] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: statue, Venus de Milo, found here 1820. 4499; 51 sq. mi. (132 sq. km). |
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Mi·lo
[mahy-loh; for 1 also Gk. mee-law] Pronunciation Key
[mahy-loh; for 1 also Gk. mee-law] Pronunciation Key
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| mi·lo
(mī'lō) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. mi·los An early-growing, usually drought-resistant grain sorghum, especially Sorghum bicolor, resembling millet. [Possibly from Afrikaans mealie, corn, probably from Portuguese milho, from Latin milium, millet; see millet.] |
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| Mi·los also Me·los
(mē'lôs) Pronunciation Key
An island of southeast Greece in the Cyclades Islands of the Aegean Sea. It was a flourishing trade and obsidian-mining center in ancient times but lost importance when bronze replaced obsidian as a material for tools and weapons. The famous statue Venus de Milo was discovered here in 1820. |
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