DURRA

durra, doura, dourah, Egyptian corn, Indian millet, Guinea corn

(noun) sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

durra (uncountable)

A kind of millet, a variety of sorghum; Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).

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Source: Wiktionary


Dur"ra, n. Etym: [Ar. dhorra.] (Bot.)

Definition: A kind of millet, cultivated throughout Asia, and introduced into the south of Europe; a variety of Sorghum vulgare; -- called also Indian millet, and Guinea corn. [Written also dhoorra, dhurra, doura, etc.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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