mowrah fat

mowrah fat
a yellow, semifluid fat expressed from the seeds of several trees of the genus Madhuca, used in making soap and as an adulterant in butter. Also called mowrah butter, mowrah oil.

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  • Madhuca longifolia — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

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  • mahua butter — variant of mowrah butter * * * mahua butter noun A fat obtained from the seeds of the mahua • • • Main Entry: ↑mahua …   Useful english dictionary

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