Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Durra"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
durra
n : sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa [syn: {doura},
{dourah}, {Egyptian corn}, {Indian millet}, {Guinea corn}]
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