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doura

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dou⋅ra

[door-uh]
–noun
durra.
Also, dourah.

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)
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dou·ra or dou·rah   (dŏŏr'ə)   
n.  Variants of durra.
dur·ra also dou·ra or dou·rah   (dŏŏr'ə)   
n.  A cereal grain (Sorghum bicolor) of Asia and northern Africa, much cultivated in dry regions. Also called Egyptian corn.

[Arabic ḏura, grain; see ḏrw in Semitic roots.]
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