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tendu leaf

Syllabification: (ten·du leaf)
Definition of tendu leaf

noun

  • the leaves of an Asian ebony tree, gathered in India as a cheap tobacco substitute.
    • Diospyros melanoxylon, family Ebenaceae

Origin:

Hindi tendu

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