sarpat

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noun

Any of several species of sugarcane or sugarcane-like grasses found in India, of the genera Saccharum and Tripidium.

OriginHindi सरपत ← Sanskrit शर →
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Meanings

nounsarpat (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny of several species of sugarcane or sugarcane-like grasses found in India, of the genera Saccharum and Tripidium.
  2. uncountableThe leaf of such a plant.

Origin

  1. Sanskritशर“arrow, reed”
  2. Hindiसरपत
  3. Englishsarpat

Borrowed from Hindi सरपत (sarpat), from Sanskrit शर (śara, “arrow, reed”) + पत्त्र (pattra, “leaf”).

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