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kaffir corn

kaffir corn noun: sorghum cultivars (Sorghum bicolor vars.), used as a food for people and animals and in ethanol production.

kaffir corn: sorghum cultivars (Sorghum bicolor vars.), used as a food for people and animals and in ethanol...
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Noun

kaffir corn (uncountable)

  1. Sorghum cultivars (Sorghum bicolor vars.), used as a food for people and animals and in ethanol production.

Forms of kaffir corn

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Origin of kaffir corn

This name for sorghum is probably connected with both the distinction of Muslim versus non-Muslim and the distinction of sub-Saharan Black race versus other race; the history of usage of the word kaffir includes derogation, depending on time and place. For more information, see kaffir cabbage and see the Wikipedia article on kaffir as a racial term.

Questions about kaffir corn

What does kaffir corn mean?
Kaffir corn means sorghum cultivars (Sorghum bicolor vars.), used as a food for people and animals and in ethanol production.
What part of speech is kaffir corn?
Kaffir corn is a noun.

Words near kaffir corn in the dictionary

  1. kaffir beers
  2. kaffir bread
  3. kaffir cabbage
  4. kaffir cabbages
  5. Kaffir Circus
  6. kaffir corn
  7. kaffir doctor
  8. kaffir doctors
  9. kaffir dog
  10. kaffir dogs
  11. kaffir fink

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