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feterita

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fet⋅e⋅ri⋅ta

  [fet-uh-ree-tuh]
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–noun
a grain sorghum cultivated for grain and forage.
Origin:
1910–15; < Sudanese Ar feterīta
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fet·er·i·ta   (fět'ə-rē'tə)   
n.  A grass (Sorghum vulgare var. caudatum) native to Sudan, grown in warm regions for its grain and as forage.

[Arabic dialectal.]
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