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negro
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Negro \Ne"gro\ (n[=e]"gr[-o]), n.; pl. Negroes (n[=e]"gr[=o]z). [Sp. or Pg. negro, fr. negro black, L. niger; perh. akin to E. night.] A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and thick protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed African blood, wherever found. [1913 Webster] 2. A person of dark skin color descended at least in part from African negroes; in the United States, an African-American. [U.S. usage, sometimes considered offensive.] [PJC] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Negro \Ne"gro\, a. Of or pertaining to negroes; black. [1913 Webster] Negro bug (Zool.), a minute black bug common on the raspberry and blackberry. It produces a very disagreeable flavor. negro corn, the Indian millet or durra; -- so called in the West Indies. See Durra. --McElrath. Negro fly (Zool.), a black dipterous fly (Psila rosae) which, in the larval state, is injurious to carrots; -- called also carrot fly. Negro head (Com.), Cavendish tobacco. [Cant] --McElrath. Negro monkey (Zool.), the moor monkey. [1913 Webster]
