doura

or dou·rah

[ door-uh ]

noun
  1. a variant of durra.

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How to use doura in a sentence

  • Here and there the miniature forests of doura stood up almost still in the sunshine.

    Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
  • Giraffes and antelopes and ostriches are provided with the doura corn that grows in the interior.

  • He put out one lean, dark hand, and pulled at the heavily podded head of a doura plant.

    Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
  • In Upper Egypt, ‘the doura constitutes almost the whole subsistence of the peasantry,’ p. 419.

  • He saw the brakes of sugar-cane waving, the tall doura swaying in the breeze, where only the sands had been.

    Bella Donna | Robert Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for doura

doura

/ (ˈdʊərə) /


noun
  1. a variant of durra

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