Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Bot.) An East Indian sapotaceous tree (
Bassia latifolia , and alsoBassia butyracea ), whose timber is used for wagon wheels, and the flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating drink. It is one of the butter trees. The oil, known asmahwa andyallah , is obtained from the kernels of the fruit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Madhuca longifolia, a fast-growing
Indian tropical tree cultivated for itsoleaginous seeds
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word mahwa tree.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.