Definition of "niger" []

• A herb, Guizotia abyssinica, from Ethiopia, grown for its seed and edible oil. (noun)

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• "But I can say this, that it may have came from the Latin word ''niger'' for the color black."
• "In the book "Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word" by Randall Kennedy, the Harvard Law professor writes that the word is derived from the Latin word "niger" and the Spanish word"
• "Do you think you'll get in trouble for having the word niger on your web site?"