Meaning of jetuka | Babel Free

Definitions

Henna (Lawsonia inermis), as used in Assam.

India, uncountable

Examples

“The leaves of the Jetuka shrub give a red juice when crushed.”

“It is a pleasant sight to see a young girl with her blackened teeth, her palms reddened with the juice of jetuka leaves, her head bedecked with orchid, swaying her figure gracefully and singing erotic quatrains […].”

“Her palms, decorated with jetuka, picked up the grains.”

CEFR level