A type of grain sorghum plant grown in Africa and Asia, with varieties that produce both grain and forage.
From Arabic dhura, referring to sorghum plants. The word entered English through colonial contact with Middle Eastern and North African regions where the crop was widely cultivated.
Dourah is one of humanity's oldest grains—archaeologists find evidence it was grown 5,000 years ago in Africa, making it just as ancient as wheat or barley!
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