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EGYPTIAN CORN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Egyptian corn mean?
• EGYPTIAN CORN (noun)
The noun EGYPTIAN CORN has 1 sense:
1. sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
Familiarity information: EGYPTIAN CORN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
doura; dourah; durra; Egyptian corn; Guinea corn; Indian millet
Hypernyms ("Egyptian corn" is a kind of...):
grain sorghum (any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain)
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