Tendu

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.
  2. 2
    Diospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers.

    "[…]the milky stems of Ak and Thubar, and all parts of the Tendu, have a noxious effect on the water. The Tendu is said to be so poisonous that if a branch fall into the water the fish of the tank will die."

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coromandel ebonyeast indian ebonykendutemburinituniki

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"[…]the milky stems of Ak and Thubar, and all parts of the Tendu, have a noxious effect on the water. The Tendu is said to be so poisonous that if a branch fall into the water the fish of the tank will die."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French tendu (“stretched”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi तेंदू (tendū), from Sanskrit तिन्दुक (tinduka).

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