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Definition of Red gram
1. Noun. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics.
Terms within: Cajan Pea, Dahl, Pigeon Pea
Group relationships: Cajanus, Genus Cajanus
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Gram
Literary usage of Red gram
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of the District of Vizagapatam, in the Presidency of Madras by David Freemantle Carmichael (1869)
"The black gram is gathered in September, the red gram in January. 2nd. Aruga and
red gram are sown together in July and August. The Aruga is cut in December ..."
2. Memorandum on the Progress of the Madras Presidency During the Last Forty by Seshayangar Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar (1893)
"... of red-gram ... 3 cart-loads of straw 40 bundles of castor plants 40 bundles
of red-gram ... B8. A. Total . ..."
3. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue by Robert Ellis, Great Britain Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, London Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations, 1851 (1851)
"red gram (Dolichos catjang), grown all over India. Red and white gram (Dolichos
catjang), from Vizagapatam and Nepal ..."
4. Pathogenic microörganisms: A Practical Manual for Students, Physicians, and by William Hallock Park, Anna Wessels Williams, Charles Krumwiede (1920)
"Gram-negative organisms stain red, gram-positive blue. The tissues stain brilliantly
in shades of red and purple. ..."
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