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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 Africaplay

  Familiarity information: EGYPTIAN CORN used as a noun is very rare.


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EGYPTIAN CORN (noun)


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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