Tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer.

synonyms: bulrush millet, cattail millet, Pennisetum Americanum, Pennisetum glaucum.

Polish: rosplenica perłowa, rozplenica perłowa, proso perłowe, trawa słoniowa, proso afrykańskie