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egyptian corn

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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.]
Egyptian corn  
n.  See durra.
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egyptian corn

noun
sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa [syn: durra
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