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desis

desis is the plural of desi.

Meaning of desi

Noun

desi (plural desis)

  1. A particular variety of cultivated chickpea.
    • There are two types of chickpea, desi (small seeded, angular and coloured) and kabuli (large seeded, ram-shaped and beige coloured). No precise information is available about the division of the 11 million hectares under chickpea between desis and kabulis, but an approximation is that more than 85...1984, J.R. Witcombe, Genetic Resources and Their Exploitation

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Noun capitalized: Desis

Desis

  1. (plural) plural of Desi

Questions about desis

What is desis the plural of?
Desis is the plural of desi.
What part of speech is desis?
Desis is a noun.

Words near desis in the dictionary

  1. desirously
  2. desirousness
  3. Desirs
  4. desirudin
  5. Desirée
  6. desis
  7. desist
  8. desistance
  9. desistances
  10. desisted
  11. desistence

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