Definition of "tef" []

• Used as a specific epithet to indicate a kind of grass (noun)
• Alternative form of teff. (noun)

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• "Crops are plentiful, including the native grain - called tef - as well as sorghum, at least three varieties of wheat, chickpeas, beans and others."
• "Made from an Ethiopian grain called tef, injera is eaten at every meal and also serves as cutlery, used to scoop up the juicy sauces."
• "Many species common in montane forest, such as trees of the genera Podocarpus and Juniperus, have economic importance, while several crops including coffee (Coffea arabica) and tef (Eragrostis tef) from the Ethiopian Highlands have been domesticated."