doura
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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And the silence, broken only by the faint rustle of the doura, was startling, was almost dreadful.
From Bella Donna A Novel by Hichens, Robert Smythe
Here and there, indeed, are scanty plantations of cotton, with a few patches of doura, barley, and wheat.
From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Russell, Michael
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
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
But the doura rises higher than the heads of the naked children who stand among it to watch you canter past.
From The Spell of Egypt by Hichens, Robert Smythe
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