goolar

English

Noun

goolar (plural goolars)

1. Alternative form of gular (Ficus racemosa, a species of plant in the family Moraceae)
   • 1843, Lieut. Tickell, “Remarks on Pteropus Edulis”, in The Calcutta Journal of Natural History:

     Those 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.

   • 2006, Pradip Krishen, Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide, page 57:

     According to folk wisdom, there runs a hidden stream under every goolar tree.

Anagrams

• gaolor, gooral