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DHAWA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dhawa mean?
• DHAWA (noun)
The noun DHAWA has 1 sense:
1. an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum
Familiarity information: DHAWA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
dhava; dhawa
Hypernyms ("dhawa" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("dhawa" is a member of...):
Combretaceae; combretum family; family Combretaceae (a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales)
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