Durra
DURRA (also written dourah, dhura, etc.; 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 non-Arabic-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, etc. (Hindi, jawari).
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
