KAFFIR CORN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kaffir corn mean? 

• KAFFIR CORN (noun)
  The noun KAFFIR CORN has 1 sense:

1. important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves

  Familiarity information: KAFFIR CORN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KAFFIR CORN (noun)

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Meaning:

Important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

great millet; kaffir; kaffir corn; kafir corn; Sorghum bicolor

Hypernyms ("kaffir corn" is a kind of...):

sorghum (economically important Old World tropical cereal grass)