(anot.) the outer bone (in supine position) of the fore-arm in man or its homologue in other animals; radius bone.

made curved or crooked; bent; not straight.

textured close; woven firmly together.

(flower) to open into blossoms; to bloom.

(skin, as from cold) to crack.

in a plant, the seed-producing structure of an angiosperm, consisting of colourful petals, and pollen-bearing stamens unfolding around the pistils; a flower.

the tree Shorea robusta ( = S. talura, - Vatica robusta) of Dipterocarpaceae family; the Sal tree.

the resinous exudation of this tree.

(dance) a single hand-gesture, in which the forefinger is curved like a bow, the thumb also curved and the other fingers are kept one behind the other.

an elephant in rut.

a class of elephants (classified on their physical size and strength).

a thick mixture of clay, and sometimes sand, with water; wet soft earth; slime.

the sandy sea-shore.

paddy, maize kernels, etc. burst and puffed up by heating; popcorn.

a thick mixture of clay, and sometimes sand, with water; puddle.

a small pool of stagnant, spilled or muddy water.

to cause (a flower) to bloom.

(fig.) to cause to reach a prime condition as in health, vigour, perfection, beauty, etc.; to cause to flourish.

cotton fibre separated from the seeds; ginned cotton.

the tree Anogeissus latifolia ( = Conocorpus latifolia) of Combretaceae family; axle wood.

the tree Ailanthus excelsa of Simaroubaceae family.

any of the luminous celestial objects seen as points of light in the sky; esp., any self-luminous, celestial body having continuous nuclear reactions which send heat, light, etc. in all directions; a star.