Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anjan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: an-jan
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hardwood tree (Hardwickia binata) native to dry regions of the Indian subcontinent.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The wood obtained from this tree.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The anjan tree is found in isolated patches in dry areas of the subcontinent and is the source of one of India's most durable timbers."
"The present paper addresses the non-timber produce of anjan (Hardwickia binata)."
"The anjan plantation was intercropped with clusterbean, cowpea, greengram and sesamum during kharif season of each year of study i.e. 2001-02 to 2003-04."
"...yields extremely hard, heavy and durable timber (trade name-anjan) that is used in a variety of ways locally."
"H. binata yields an extremely hard, very heavy (specific gravity 1.08; weight 69 lb/cft) and durable timber known in trade as Anjan."

Usage

Inflected Forms

anjans (plural)

Questions

What does anjan mean?: A hardwood tree (Hardwickia binata) native to dry regions of the Indian subcontinent.

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