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BUTEA KINO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does butea kino mean?
• BUTEA KINO (noun)
The noun BUTEA KINO has 1 sense:
1. dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
Familiarity information: BUTEA KINO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Bengal kino; butea gum; butea kino; gum butea
Hypernyms ("butea kino" is a kind of...):
gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)
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