mohwa

[ moh-wuh ]

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noun

The seeds of the mohwa yield an oil much prized by the natives, and used occasionally for adulterating ghee.

The mohwa (Bassia latifolia) well merits a slight digression from our subject.

That spring the mohwa tree, that Baloo was so fond of, never flowered.

His fleshly father and mother die and disappear, but the mohwa is with him for ever!

We shall see the mohwa in blossom yet, and the little fawns all fat with new grass.

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