"durra" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: durras [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊəɹə Etymology: Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura) Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|ذُرَة}} Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura), {{root|en|ar|ذ ر و|ذ ر ي}} Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} durra (usually uncountable, plural durras)
  1. A kind of millet, a variety of sorghum; Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor). Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Andropogoneae tribe grasses Synonyms: dhoora, dhoorra, dhourra, dhurran, doura, dura

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