mahua
మహువా, మస్టర్డ్
definition
noun
Access to products like mahua (butter tree), tendu leaf and edible gum is a matter of life and death to the tribals.
an Indian tree that has fleshy edible flowers and yields oil-rich seeds.
example
Every part of the famed illupai tree (Madhuca longifolia, 'mahua' in Hindi, or ‘butter tree ‘) can be used.
He retained 'mahua' liquor and tribal sensuality, but brought in the prissiness of the urban middleclass, plus his own reticence.
The women also pick up 'mahua' , a kind of flower with which they make liquor.
Access to products like 'mahua' (butter tree), tendu leaf and edible gum is a matter of life and death to the tribals.
Lawrence [went] to the wilds of Purulia where he set up home with a Santhal woman, ate begun-pora and drank 'mahua' religiously each evening.
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