dhaincha

English

Alternative forms

• daincha, danchi, dhunchee, dhunchi, dunchi

Noun

dhaincha (uncountable)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• (Sesbania bispinosa): canicha, prickly sesban, spiny sesbania