Doura

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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