nougn.
/nuːɡ/, U.S. /nuɡ/ The plant Guizotia abyssinica, as grown in Ethiopia for its oil-bearing seed; = niger seed n. at Niger n.2 1a.
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1959 New Yorker 23 May 32 The Ethiopians, who clutter our docks with antelope pelts, rugs, spears,..haricot beans, nug seeds, and portraits of Haile Selassie.
1971 Science 29 Oct. 471/1 Noog (Guizotia abyssinica) is a major crop only in Ethiopia, where the complete range of wild, weed, and cultivated races are found in great abundance.
1986 Animal Feed Sci. & Technol. 16 99 The addition of 15–30% of noug meal to the cereal straws studied would be expected to provide a production ration for ruminants.
1991 J. M. M. Engels & J. G. Hawkes in J. M. M. Engels et al. Plant Genetic Resources Ethiopia ii. 30 The highlands of central Ethiopia are the home of noog and because of the high demand for its oil the crop is expanding its acreage yearly.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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