Flowers are sweet to taste, that's why fermentation is there and that should be the reason for the name. ak
On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:48 AM, R. Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > There is another meaning for the term 'Madhu' that is 'drink (liquor)', > isnt't it? > We all know country arrack is prepared by fermenting (dont know the > recipe!) flowers of Mahua. > Anyway the 'madhu' is prepared from flowers. > > With regards > > R. Vijayasankar > > > On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> But where is the Madhu from; Fruits, flowers, bark? >> >> >> On 2 June 2010 13:02, nivi tha <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Etymology No. 7 >>> >>> >>> More discussion is going on in this plant..... we ll see the >>> etymology.... >>> >>> *Madhuca longifolia* - Sapotaceae >>> >>> Madhuca - Madhu- honey (Sanskrit) >>> longifolia- long leaves >>> >>> -- >>> Selvalakshmi S. >>> Doctoral scholar >>> >>> Bharathiar University >>> Coimbatore >>> Tamil Nadu. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com (A new blogs has been added on 30 May 10.) And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
