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
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
Close to the right of the front of Medinet-Abu there are trees covered with yellow flowers; beyond are fields of doura.
From The Spell of Egypt by Hichens, Robert Smythe
Here and there the miniature forests of doura stood up almost still in the sunshine.
From Bella Donna A Novel by Hichens, Robert Smythe
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