Munjeet
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The plant Rubia cordifolia, or Indian madder; the dye extracted from the plant. uncountable, usually
"The colour of all is red; that of munjeet being a yellow, or orange red, that of the lac a bluish or crimson red, and that of the Bignonia a brown red."
- 2 perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The colour of all is red; that of munjeet being a yellow, or orange red, that of the lac a bluish or crimson red, and that of the Bignonia a brown red."
Etymology
From Hindi मंजीठ (mañjīṭh), an alternative form of मजीठ (majīṭh), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (maṃjiṭṭhā), from Sanskrit मञ्जिष्ठा (mañjiṣṭhā).