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n. - Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa.

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  • It's also known as durra, Egyptian millet, and milo as well as other nom de grains.
  • One of the oldest, the durra (crook - necked) variety, was eaten in Egypt more than 4,000 years ago.
  • Ethiopia is its center of diversity, and durra sorghum is still the staple food for most of the populace of the Horn of Africa.
  • At the south transept where was "the Minster durra that openeth to the Trinite Churchyarde," the descent must have been considerable.
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