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tef

teff

noun
  1. an annual grass, Eragrostis abyssinica, of NE Africa, grown for its grain
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Word Origin

C18: from Amharic tēf
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Historical Examples

  • Tephrite, tef′rīt, n. a name applied to certain modern volcanic rocks.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)

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