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babchi

babchi noun: a medicinal plant (Psoralea corylifolia) native to India and other parts of Asia, whose seeds contain bioactive compounds like bavachin and psoralen.

babchi: a medicinal plant (Psoralea corylifolia) native to India and other parts of Asia, whose seeds...
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Noun

babchi (uncountable)

  1. A medicinal plant (Psoralea corylifolia) native to India and other parts of Asia, whose seeds contain bioactive compounds like bavachin and psoralen.
    • A comparative study of the biology of lemon butterfly (Papilio demoleus Linn.) on lemon (Citrus limon Burm.) and babchi (Psoralea corylifolia L.) revealed that female butterfly preferred babchi plant more than lemon for egg laying.1998, Deepak Tripathi, H. M. Singh, S.B. Singh, “Comparative biology of lemon butterfly, (Papilio demoleus Linn.) on lemon (Citrus limon Burm.) and babchi (Psoralea corylifolia L.)”, in SHASHPA: A...
    • Apply a smooth paste of babchi seeds, poppy seeds, black cumin and dried copra (coconut) and allow it to remain for 3 hours before washing off in lukewarm water.2003, T V Sairam, Healing with Gemstones and Crystals, page 171

babchi meaning in Gujarati

babchi in Gujarati

babchi
બાવચી bāvcī

Questions about babchi

What does babchi mean?
Babchi means a medicinal plant (Psoralea corylifolia) native to India and other parts of Asia, whose seeds contain bioactive compounds like bavachin and psoralen.
What is babchi in Gujarati?
Babchi in Gujarati is બાવચી (bāvcī). See Babchi meaning in Gujarati.
What part of speech is babchi?
Babchi is a noun.

Words near babchi in the dictionary

  1. babblings
  2. babbly
  3. Babbs
  4. babby
  5. babby's yed
  6. babchi
  7. babcia
  8. babcias
  9. Babcock
  10. Babcocks
  11. babe

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