దారువు

See also: ద్రవం and దూరావు

Telugu

Etymology

From 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

IPA^(key): /d̪aːɾuʋu/

Noun

దారువు • (dāruvu) ? (plural దారువులు)

1. wood, timber.
2. (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

• ఆదిదారువు (ādidāruvu)
• దారుతంతువు (dārutantuvu)
• దారుయంత్రము (dāruyantramu)

 

References

దారువు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)