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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Durra.
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- noun A species of
millet ,Sorghum bicolor, a common ingredient inbirdseed mixes.
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- noun important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Probably translation of Afrikaans kafferkoring : kaffer, disparaging term for a black person (from Arabic kāfir; see Kaffir) + koring, corn.]
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