doura

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doura - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Doura \Dou"ra\, dourah \dourah\, n.
     sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa; A kind of
     millet. See Durra.
  
     Syn: durra, doura, dourah, Egyptian corn, Indian millet,
          Guinea corn.
          [1913 Webster]

  Durra \Dur"ra\, n. [Ar. dhorra.] (Bot.)
     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.]
     [1913 Webster]

doura - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  doura
      n 1: sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa [syn:
           durra, doura, dourah, Egyptian corn, Indian millet
           , Guinea corn]