feterita

Also found in: Wikipedia.

fet·er·i·ta

 (fĕt′ə-rē′tə)
n.
A variety of sorghum native to Sudan, grown in warm regions for its grain and as forage.
[Arabic dialectal.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

feterita

(ˌfɛtəˈriːtə)
n
(Plants) a name for a type of grass of the genus Sorghum, native to Sudan and cultivated for grain
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Feterita

A variety of grain sorghum.
1001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn’t Know by W.R. Runyan Copyright © 2011 by W.R. Runyan
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.feterita - a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains
federita, Sorghum vulgare caudatum
grain sorghum - any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Mentioned in
References in periodicals archive
(2007) who reported that higher ED value for DM of CR 35-18 and Feterita than the other sorghum varieties.
IN SITU RUMEN DEGRADATION KINETICS OF FOUR SORGHUM VARIETIES IN NILI RAVI BUFFALOES
Fuller, teacher of agriculture, experimental crops planted at Chilocco included Sudan grass, feterita, dwarf milo, and pink kafir ("Drouth Resistant Crops: Results of the Chilocco Experimental Crops, 1913" Indian School Journal 14 [January 1914]: 205-8; and Fuller, "Drouth Resistant Crops: Results of the Chilocco Experimental Crops, 1913" Indian School Journal 14 [February 1914]: 269-73).
More than a food fight: intellectual traditions and cultural continuity in Chilocco's Indian School Journal, 1902-1918
Sorghum "Feterita cultivar" is used as a source of the malt and the flour needed for hulu-mur production.
Sudanese women and traditional uses of fermented sorghum
As it turned out, there was only eight quarters to break at Moscow, and 14 at Hugoton (Kan.) and on west towards Feterita (Kan.), so one day when I had a little time, I slipped over to Hugoton to see what I was getting into.
Sod breaker: Kansas man and his Rumely played a role in taming the Great Plains
All Feterita genotypes have pericarp and white seed, whereas Milo genotypes have creamy seed color and no pericarp.
Genetic variation in sorghum germplasm from Sudan, ICRISAT, and USA assessed by simple sequence repeats (SSRs)
Copyright © 2003-2025 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.