dhauri

noun

dhau·​ri

ˈdȯrē

plural -s

1

: dhawa

2

: an East Indian red-flowered shrub (Woodfordia floribunda) of the family Lythraceae that yields a gum resembling tragacanth

Word History

Etymology

Hindi dhārī

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