దారువు
Telugu
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit दारु (dā́ru, “wood, timber”) + -వు (-vu); from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dāru-, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru. Cognates include Ancient Greek δρῦς (drûs), Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎽𐎢𐎺 (d-a-ru-u-v /dāruv/) and Old English trēow (English tree).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editదారువు • (dāruvu) ? (plural దారువులు)
- wood, timber.
- (botany) xylem: a vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.
Derived terms
edit- ఆదిదారువు (ādidāruvu)
- దారుతంతువు (dārutantuvu)
- దారుయంత్రము (dāruyantramu)
References
edit- దారువు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)