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feterita

American  
[fet-uh-ree-tuh] / ˌfɛt əˈri tə /

noun

  1. a grain sorghum cultivated for grain and forage.

Etymology

Origin of feterita

First recorded in 1910–15, feterita is from the Sudanese Arabic word feterīta

Example Sentences

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And last year we grew a hundred acres of milo maize and feterita.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

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