noun
finger millet
A type of millet, Eleusine coracana, used as a grain crop in parts of Africa and Asia.
シコクビエはアフリカやインドで広く栽培されている。
Finger millet is widely cultivated in Africa and India.
The name シコクビエ literally means 'Shikoku barnyard grass', but the exact origin of the name is uncertain; it may refer to the plant's introduction via Shikoku or a resemblance to 稗 (hie, barnyard millet).