Corn, Kafir

Corn, Kafir
Sorghum (E)

EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.

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  • kafir — [kaf′ər] n. [Ar kāfir: see KAFFIR] 1. a sorghum (Sorghum bicolor var. caffrorum) with juicy stalks and slender, cylindrical seed heads, grown in dry regions for grain and fodder: also kafir corn 2. [K ] alt. sp. of KAFFIR …   English World dictionary

  • Kafir — This article is about the Islamic religious term. For the pejorative racial slur, see Kaffir (racial term). For the 2007 album by The Rebel, see Kufr (album). For the song entitled Kafir! by Nile, see Those Whom the Gods Detest. For the cultured… …   Wikipedia

  • kafir corn — noun important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth edged leaves • Syn: ↑great millet, ↑kaffir, ↑kaffir corn, ↑Sorghum bicolor • Hypernyms: ↑sorghum * * * noun see …   Useful english dictionary

  • Kafir — /kaf euhr, kay feuhr, kah /, n., pl. Kafirs, (esp. collectively) Kafir. 1. Also called Nuristani. a member of an Indo European people of Nuristan. 2. (l.c.) Islam. an infidel or unbeliever. 3. Kaffir (def. 1). 4. (l.c.) Also …   Universalium

  • Kafir — Kaffir Kaf fir (k[a^]f f[ e]r), Kafir Ka fir (k[aum] f[ e]r), n. [Ar. k[=a]fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. {Giaour}.] 1. (Ethnol.) (a) One of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kafir — Kaf•ir [[t]ˈkæf ər, ˈkɑ fər[/t]] n. 1) peo Nuristani 2) ear (l.c.) Islam. an infidel or unbeliever 3) (l.c.) Also called kaf′ir corn . a grain sorghum, Sorghum bicolor caffrorum having stout, short jointed, leafy stalks. Also, Kaffir (for defs. 2 …   From formal English to slang

  • Kafir corn — Sorghum (E) …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

  • kaffir corn — noun important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth edged leaves • Syn: ↑great millet, ↑kaffir, ↑kafir corn, ↑Sorghum bicolor • Hypernyms: ↑sorghum * * * kaffir corn noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Kaffir corn — Kaffir Kaf fir (k[a^]f f[ e]r), Kafir Ka fir (k[aum] f[ e]r), n. [Ar. k[=a]fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. {Giaour}.] 1. (Ethnol.) (a) One of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sorghum — noun /ˈsɔ.ɡəm,ˈsɔɹ.ɡəm/ A cereal, Sorghum vulgare or Sorghum bicolor, the grains of which are used to make flour and as cattle feed. Syn: guinea corn, Kafir corn, mtama, durra, juar, jowar, cholam, kaoliang, milo …   Wiktionary

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