‖ jhow E. Ind.
(dʒhaʊ)
Also 9 jow, jhao, jhau.
[Hindī jhā'u, jhau, jhāwu, Skr. jhāwuka.]
A shrubby tamarisk (Tamarix indica), frequent in the marshes of the Indian rivers, and used for basket-making and other purposes. Also attrib.
| 1827 D. Johnson Ind. Field Sports 274 Jow, or dagger grass jungles that are nearer. 1862 Beveridge Hist. India III. viii. vii. 489 A low, but in some places thick jhow jungle. 1889 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Pigsticking 92 In countries like Bengal, where long grass, jhao, thick crops, etc., are common. |