Meaning of tendu | Babel Free

Definitions

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. Diospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers.

Examples

“[…]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.”

“More than 3 million workers are involved in the tendu leaf collection.”

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