Widoro

from jawa

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noun
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Locus
From jawa

Definition

A tree whose sap is commonly consumed by lac-producing insects, typically referring to a species of jujube or its relatives.

Etymology

A Javanese dialectal variant of 'widara', rooted in the Sanskrit 'badara'. In the context of traditional Javanese ecology, this term is frequently associated with the host tree for Laccifer lacca insects, which produce the raw material for lac or shellac.

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Locus