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Definition of "karengia" [karengia]

  • A grass of central Africa, Pennisetum distichum, closely allied to the millet, the seed of which is largely used as food by the natives of the southern borders of the Sahara. (noun)

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Use "karengia" in a sentence
  • "In Wadi Buddeh grows a prickly plant called karengia; and a parasite"
  • "They have, however, besides, cattle and flocks; and the karengia, which has proved such an annoyance to us, is the principal farinaceous food of these Tagama, as the bou rekaba is the principal food of poor families in Aheer."
  • "The country, as yesterday, was undulating, and covered with a dwarf forest; but the trees were thicker, and the ground was covered with dried herbage, mostly karengia."