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mohwa

American  
[moh-wuh] / ˈmoʊ wə /

noun

  1. mahua.


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If you ask a Gond about the mohwa he will tell you it is his father and mother.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

His fleshly father and mother die and disappear, but the mohwa is with him for ever!

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

The seeds of the mohwa yield an oil much prized by the natives, and used occasionally for adulterating ghee.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

One nest before me is a very perfect and deep cup, hung between two twigs of a mohwa tree and almost entirely hidden by the surrounding leaves.

From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian

The jhaman, the siris and the mohwa are likewise in bloom and, ere the close of the month, the amaltas or Indian laburnum will put forth its bright yellow flowers in great profusion.

From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas