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Definition of Phalsa
1. Noun. Drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets.
Group relationships: Genus Grewia, Grewia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phalsa
Literary usage of Phalsa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Indian Forester (1883)
"The natives know of this property of the phalsa, and in cultivating the fruit for
... I fancy that the dwarfed ' phalsa' and ..."
2. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"... oranges of superior quality, mulberries, plums, loquats, melons, guavas,
pine-apples, phalsa (an acid berry), pomegranates, sweet limes, and plantains. ..."
3. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1844)
"... flowering, fruit set tissue composition have been studied on seven tropical
minor fruit plants viz. sapota, pomegranate, phalsa, jujube, ..."
4. The History, Antiquities, Topography, and Statistics of Eastern India by Robert Montgomery Martin (1838)
"... or phalsa, which by botanists is named Flacourtia, I must however say, that
I am very doubtful concerning the species; and, although I doubt much ..."
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