noun
South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used as food
• Syn: ↑Encephalartos caffer
• Hypernyms: ↑cycad
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Encephalartos
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nounUsage: usually capitalized K
1. : the farinaceous pith of the fruit of a plant of the genus Encephalartos (especially E. caffer) used as food in southern Africa
2. : a plant that bears Kaffir bread
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kaffir bread noun
The pith of South African cycads (genus Encephalartos)
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Main Entry: ↑Kaffir
Useful english dictionary. 2012.