I am not sure about the name of the larger fruit, but the smaller fruit which is like a little cucumber is tendli from what I used to know while I was at Bombay. The other fruit is having more flesh and that is all I know. I would leave it to the botanists to opine. Regards Yazdy.
On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Smita Raskar <[email protected]> wrote: > But actually here for us in Malvani language and Goan Konkani language > tendli = tondali in Marathi used as vegetable:):) > > On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Tendli is more like cucumber, where as the other one tondli has more >> pulp almost entire thing is fleshy. I like tondli better. >> Regards >> Yazdy. >> >> On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > What is the difference between the climber Tendli तेन्डली and >> > Tondli.तोंडली Both look quite similar. >> > >> > On 8 October 2010 23:32, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Coccinia grandis (syn. Coccinia indica) >> >> >> >> kok-SIN-ee-uh ... meaning, red; often spelled coccinea >> >> GRAN-dees ... meaning, large or spectacular >> >> >> >> commonly known as: ivy gourd • Hindi: कुन्द्रू kunduru • Kannada: ತೊಂಡೆ >> >> tonde • Konkani: तेंड्ले tendale • Malayalam: kova • Marathi: तेंडली >> >> tendali, तोंडली tondli • Tamil: கோவை kovai • Telugu: bimbika, దొండ >> >> donda >> >> >> >> Attached views are from my home place Vaghbil, Thane, and along >> >> Ghodbunder >> >> Road >> >> ... more views at >> >> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=cocciniagrandis&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> > >> > > > > > -- > Smita raskar > 308 Disha Residency, > Salaiwada,Sawantwadi > Phone (02363) 274153 > Mob.9422379568 >
