feterita

American  

[fet-uh-ree-tuh] / ˌfɛt əˈri tə /

noun

1. a grain sorghum cultivated for grain and forage.

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Etymology

Origin of feterita

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

Example Sentences

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

From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Marlowe, Amy Bell

The Southwest produces both flour and meal from milo, kaffir, and feterita.

From 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 by Powdermaker, Florence

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.

From Community Civics and Rural Life by Dunn, Arthur William