Mahua
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mahua is a noun meaning Madhuca longifolia, a fast-growing Indian tropical tree cultivated for its oleaginous seeds.
Meaning
Madhuca longifolia, a fast-growing Indian tropical tree cultivated for its oleaginous seeds.
Example Sentences
When the Mannewars, another forest tribe of the Central Provinces, pick the flowers of the mahua tree (Bassia latifolia), they worship the tree and offer it some of the liquor distilled from the new flowers, along with a fowl and a goat.
Word Forms
- mahuas
- mahwa
Synonyms for mahua
Depending on context, synonyms include iluppai.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mahwa, mowah, mowa, mohwa, mowrah, mhowa.
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