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Durra
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(also written dourah, dhura, &c.; Arabic for a pearl, hence a grain of corn), a cereal grass, Sorghum vulgare, extensively cultivated in tropical and semi-tropical countries, where the grain, made into bread, forms an important article of diet. In nonArabic-speaking countries it is known by other names, such as Indian or African millet, pearl millet, Guinea corn and Kaffir corn. In India it is called jowari, jowaree, jawari, &c. (Hindi, jawari).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Durra'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/durra.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Durra'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/durra.html. 1910.
