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See also:DURRA (also written dourah, dhura, &c.; Arabic for a See also:pearl, hence a See also:grain of See also:corn) , a cereal grass, See also:Sorghum vulgare, extensively cultivated in tropical and semi-tropical countries, where the See also:grain, made into See also:bread, forms an important See also:article of See also:diet . In non-Arabic-speaking countries it is known by other names, such as See also:Indian or See also:African See also:millet, See also:pearl millet, See also:Guinea See also:corn and Kaffir corn . In See also:India it is called jowari, jowaree, jawari, &c . (See also:Hindi, jawari) . |
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