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Definition of Pongamia glabra
1. Noun. Evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pongamia Glabra
Literary usage of Pongamia glabra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1866)
"Oil of the seeds of pongamia glabra. — Dark-yellow oil of sp. gr. 0-945, having
a poisonous odour and bitter taste. Solidifies at 8° (Lepine). 30. ..."
2. A Journey to the Tea Countries of China: Including Sung-Lo and the Bohea by Robert Fortune (1852)
"... of China — Names of tea-plants —Black and green tea made from the same variety—My
Chinamen asked to make tea from pongamia glabra —They succeed ! ..."
3. The Materia medica of the Hindus: Compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works by Udoy Chand Dutt (1877)
"... cow's urine for application to keloid tumours.2 Equal parts of the seeds of
Cassia Tora and pongamia glabra ( karanja ) with a fourth part of the root ..."
4. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"pongamia glabra, Vent. Jar A. Malm., t. 28 ; Wight Ic., 4. 59j Bedd. Fl. Sylv., t.
177. The oil, seeds, and leaves. Vernacular. ..."
5. Biotechnology: Building on Farmers' Knowledge by Joske F. G. Bunders, Bertus Haverkort, Wim Hiemstra (1996)
"For nematode and termite control in cardamom, fruits and vegetables, farmers in
south India incorporate 100-250 kg/ha of neem cake or pongamia glabra cake ..."
6. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"... Tamarindus indica, pongamia glabra, Morinda citrifolia, and Santalum ...
pongamia glabra, and Ailanthus excelsa. On the slopes of the hills up to a ..."
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