Striga

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sharp bristle or hair-like scale.
  2. 2
    A stripe or stria.
  3. 3
    The flute of a column.

Synonyms

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bandbarbarbbarbelbeltbristle

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"Drought is not the only enemy. Striga is a parasitic weed that Africans commonly call witchweed. The plant attacks sorghum and other crops and steals water and nutrients from the roots."

Etymology

From Latin striga (“a furrow”).

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