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Meaning of DURRA

Pronunciation:  'dûru

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
 
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 Synonyms: doura, dourah, Egyptian corn, Guinea corn, Indian millet
 
 See Also: grain sorghum

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dur"ra\, n. [Ar. dhorra.] (Bot.)
A kind of millet, cultivated throughout Asia, and introduced
into the south of Europe; a variety of {Sorghum vulgare}; --
called also {Indian millet}, and {Guinea corn}. [Written also
{dhoorra}, {dhurra}, {doura}, etc.]
 
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Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

Description language for coarse-grained concurrency on heterogeneous processors. "Durra: A Task-level Description Language", M.R. Barbacci et al, CMU/SEI-86-TR-3, CMU 1986.

 
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