kuruttu (p. 126) s. The white, tender leaves of a palm or plantain tree, recently shot forth, ஓலைமுதலியவற்றின்குருத்து. 2. The tender leaves or shoots of grain and of leguminous plants, &c., முளை. 3. Tenderness, இளமை. 4. White, வெண்மை. 5. The tender, delicate part of the internal ear, காதுக்குருத்து. குருத்தடைக்க, inf. To be stinted--as grain, putting forth no new leaves. குருத்துக்கக்க, inf. [prov.] To part from the roots and perish--as tender shoots of grain by early flooding. குருத்துவிட--குருத்தெறிய, inf. To put forth young, tender leaves--as palms, plantain trees, rice, &c., to sprout, to shoot. குருத்திறகு, s. Down; soft feathers. குருத்தோலை, s. A young, tender palm leaf, ஓலைக்குருத்து. குருத்தோலைப்பெருநாள், [in Roman Catholic usage.] Palm Sunday, when each attendant at church receives a palm leaf, in the form of a cross, which has been blessed by the priest, ஓர்திருநாள். 10)
