jhow
Noun
A grassy tamarisk shrub, of species Tamarix indica, common in river-marshes.
Usage- East
- India
- Uncountable
- Examples
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The river remains most uninteresting: the banks are low and covered chiefly with Jhow.
More examples (1)
It is very abundant in Bengal, in many parts near the foot of the Himalayas, in Deyra Doon, and near the Ganges, Jumna, Sutlej, and other large rivers, frequenting chiefly long grass and jhow jungle.
If you asked her where she learnt them, she would only laugh, her body shaking with laughter like jhow grass swaying in the wind.
Word forms
jhaujow