(Heb. dohan; only in Ezek. 4:9), a small grain, the produce of the Panicum miliaceum of botanists. It is universally cultivated in the East as one of the smaller corn-grasses. This seed is the cenchros of the Greeks. It is called in India warree, and by the Arabs dukhan, and is extensively used for food, being often mixed with other grain. In this country it is only used for feeding birds.
n. The name is given to severalAustralian grasses. The Koda Millet of India, Paspalumscrobiculatum,...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris