ETYM Arabic dhorra.
(Arabic) a kind of sorghum; Indian millet.
Or doura; Grass of the genus Sorghum, also known as Indian millet, grown as a cereal in parts of Asia and Africa. Sorghum vulgare is the chief cereal in many parts of Africa. See also sorghum.
Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa; SYN. doura, dourah, Egyptian corn, Indian millet, Guinea corn.