dhaincha
English
Alternative forms
- danchi, dhunchee, dhunchi, dunchi
Noun
dhaincha (uncountable)
- The legume Sesbania bispinosa, native to Asia and North Africa.
- 2007 January 9, Keith Bradsher, “Paying in Pollution for Energy Hunger”, in New York Times:
- The main material is dhaincha, a weed commonly grown in India to restore nitrogen to depleted soils.
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Synonyms
- (Sesbania bispinosa): canicha, prickly sesban, spiny sesbania