Meaning of goolar | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of gular.

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Examples

“Goolar, or Doomur. Ficus glomerata.”

“These [black-eared flying foxes (Pteropus melanotus, formerly edulis)] I have⟳ now in captivity (five in number⟳) are fed on goolars, (Ficus glomerata), which they chew in the manner above mentioned, until they have⟳ extracted all the juice, when the remaining pulp is ejected out of the mouth.”

“Conceive a large and beautiful sheet of calm, clear, and silvery water, [...] embanked with huge blocks of cut⟳ granite, embrowned by the shade of magnificent burgots, goolars, jâmuns, and peepuls, under which bright, small Hindoo temples, carefully white-washed, might be seen in their shade; [...]”

“I then sat down under a goolar tree, to wait⟳ for his appearance. The goolar is a species of fig, and the leaves are much relished by cattle and goats.”

“[page 56] Goolar Ficus racemosa [...] Widely distributed especially near water, the goolar qualifies as a native Delhi tree. [...] [page 57] According to folk wisdom, there runs a hidden stream under every goolar tree. This is not unfounded – the goolar is a 'riparian' tree, growing naturally near streams or ponds in moist, clayey loams.”

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