"sewali" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Assamese শেৱালি (xewali). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|as|শেৱালি}} Assamese শেৱালি (xewali) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} sewali
  1. (India) Night jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis). Tags: India Categories (lifeform): Olive family plants
    Sense id: en-sewali-en-noun-bCyz-KGk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "name": "Olive family plants",
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          "ref": "2000, Kamaleswar Sarma, Raghunath Choudhury, page 5:",
          "text": "His attention was drawn by the sewali flowers blooming with small, soft, white petals, fluttering in the mild air.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2002, Snigdhamalati Neog, transl., A handful of sand, page 108:",
          "text": "Near the goxai ghar there was a sewali in full bloom. A few flowers fell from the tree.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee:",
          "text": "The fragrance of the white carpet of flowers under the flowering sewali shrub spoke of its origin and reminded her of the old woman Kali.",
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