hegari

noun

he·​gari hi-ˈger-ē 

-ˈga-rē,

-ˈger-ə,

-ˈga-rə;

ˈhī-ˌgir 

: any of several Sudanese grain sorghums having chalky white seeds including one grown in the southwestern U.S.

Word History

Etymology

Arabic dialect (Sudan) ḥijērī, perhaps alteration of Arabic ḥijārī stony

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above