dari

Definition

Synonym of sorghum.

Etymology

Compare Ottoman Turkish داری (modern Turkish darı) and Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura).

Example Sentences

• "Foods, like locust-beans, or rice-meal, or dari-grain (a species of sorghum), which contain less than 8 or 9 per cent. of albuminoids, are too poor in nitrogenous substances to suit the requirements of the animal."
• "I regard canary seed or dari as much superior to chicken grits[…]"