Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A variety of sorghum native to Sudan, grown in warm regions for its grain and as forage.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Arabic dialectal.]
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Examples
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The Southwest produces both flour and meal from milo, kaffir, and feterita.
Food Guide for War Service at Home Prepared under the direction of the United States Food Administration in co-operation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Education, with a preface by Herbert Hoover Florence Powdermaker 1930
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The streets of Yuma and Somerton are crowded with the automobiles of farmers, enriched by thousands of acres of splendid long-staple cotton, alfalfa, corn, and feterita.
Community Civics and Rural Life Arthur William Dunn 1897
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