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Indian millet

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dur⋅ra

[door-uh]
–noun
a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia and Africa and introduced into the U.S.
Also, doura, dourah.


Origin:
1790–1800; < Ar dhura(h)

pearl millet

–noun
a tall grass, Pennisetum americanum (or P. glaucum), cultivated in Africa, the Orient, and the southern U.S. for its edible seeds and as a forage plant.


Origin:
1885–90
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