doura
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Here are observed some vineyards, and a few patches of doura.
From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Russell, Michael
Creeping forward through the high doura, they were able to get within 300 yards of the enclosures.
From The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan by Churchill, Winston
Giraffes and antelopes and ostriches are provided with the doura corn that grows in the interior.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 by Various
He saw the brakes of sugar-cane waving, the tall doura swaying in the breeze, where only the sands had been.
From Bella Donna A Novel by Hichens, Robert Smythe
The peasants in their gay-coloured clothing are ploughing the rich, red-brown soil for the late crop of doura.
From Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit by Van Dyke, Henry
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