What is ukh in english?

The species Saccharum edule Hassk. is known by the common name Ūkh in Hindi.

Saccharum edule Hassk.

This species of grass from the sugarcane family is rare and thought to be a variant of Saccharum officinarum. The immature inflorescence (cluster of flowers) is edible and widely consumed. Some of the vernacular names listed on this site refer to the inflorescence while others are generic terms for sugarcane.

In English, Ukh (Saccharum edule Hassk.) is known by Sugarcane inflorescence.

What you give to others bears fruit for yourself.: —Senegalese proverb

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