kaffir

also n.
A tropical African variety of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) grown in dry regions and in the Great Plains for grain and forage. Also called kaffir corn.

[Short for kaffir corn, probably translation of Afrikaans kafferkoring : kaffer, Kaffir (from Arabic kāfir; see Kaffir) + koring, corn.]

One of the types of grain sorghum.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves
  Synonyms: great millet, kafir corn, kaffir corn, Sorghum bicolor

Meaning #2: (South Africa) an offensive term for any Black African
  Synonyms: kafir, caffer, caffre

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