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nyjer seed

nyjer seed is the alternative form of Niger seed.

Meaning of Niger seed

Noun

Niger seed (plural Niger seeds)

  1. The seed of the ramtil plant.

Forms of nyjer seed

pluralnyjer seeds

Origin of nyjer seed

Pronunciation respelling of Niger seed, to avoid a supposed resemblance between Niger and nigger. Compare usage notes at niggardly.

Questions about nyjer seed

What is nyjer seed the alternative form of?
Nyjer seed is the alternative form of Niger seed.

Words near nyjer seed in the dictionary

  1. Nyiramba
  2. Nyirtass
  3. Nyishi
  4. Nyisho
  5. nyjer
  6. nyjer seed
  7. nyjer seeds
  8. Nykarleby
  9. Nykøbing
  10. Nyla
  11. Nylah

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nyjer seed (page history and authors); Niger seed (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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