kachnar
The Hindi/Punjabi name for Bauhinia variegata, a flowering tree widely planted across South Asia and Southeast Asia for its spectacular orchid-like pink and white blossoms.
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The Hindi/Punjabi name for Bauhinia variegata, a flowering tree widely planted across South Asia and Southeast Asia for its spectacular orchid-like pink and white blossoms. Kachnar flowers and buds are eaten as a vegetable in North Indian cuisine—pickled, stir-fried, or made into curries—while the tree is also valued in Ayurvedic medicine.
The kachnar was in full bloom by late February, its branches smothered in pink flowers before a single leaf had appeared.
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(India) The flowering tree .
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