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  milo

  noun

  a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
• Milo
  Milo

  noun

  Also Milos Melos.

milo

¹ American  

[mahy-loh] / ˈmaɪ loʊ /

noun

• milos
  plural

1. a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.

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Milo ² American  

[mahy-loh, mee-law] / ˈmaɪ loʊ, ˈmi lɔ /

noun

1. Also Milos Melos.

2. a male given name.

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milo British  

/ ˈmaɪləʊ /

noun

1. any of various early-growing cultivated varieties of sorghum with heads of yellow or pinkish seeds resembling millet

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• milos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of milo

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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Farm ground gives you power, not a lot, but it gives you some power,” said Rod Bradshaw, a 67-year-old Black farmer who raises wheat, cattle and milo on 2,000 acres near Jetmore, Kansas.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 2, 2021

One tip here is to look at the seed you’re buying and avoid mixes that contain milo, a big red seed that is used as filler but is avoided by most birds.

From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2020

For pet parents in search of the perfect gift for their feline, Paltrow and friends offer up the Tuft and Paw milo cat jungle gym, which has a modest price tag of $949.

From Fox News ● Nov. 16, 2019

Cotton, she said, is a good rotation with her farm’s conventional commodities like wheat and milo.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2017

One of these harns was a mammoth Quonset hut; it brimmed with grain—Westland sorghum—and one of them housed a dark, pungent hill of milo grain worth considerable money—a hundred thousand dollars.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Panettiere was 17 when “Heroes” became a breakout hit and made her and co-stars Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka and Zachary Quinto sought-after talents.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

Her son Milo was born by an emergency C-section while Erin was under general anaesthetic, after a huge bleed broke her waters at 34 weeks.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Siblings Amora and Milo Castilo wear vintage cowboy hats, jackets and chaps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

And as MAGAdom rounded into shape, and I started telling my girlfriend about Milo Yiannopoulos, she said, “Rather than talking about this guy at a cocktail party, you should be writing a newsletter about it.”

From Slate ● May 7, 2026

“I hope we reach Digitopolis soon,” said Milo, thinking of the breakfast they hadn’t eaten.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster