I think in Marathi they are called "Damaru" ????
There is another variety of Bor, and the fruits are much smaller and round.
Nalini
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From: "Pankaj Kumar" <[email protected]>
To: "Gurcharan Singh" <[email protected]>
Cc: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:60222] Fruits & Vegetables Week: Ziziphus
mauritiana, Indian Jujube
Thanks for sharing. Just out of curiosity. What is the bigger oval one
avaialble in the market called?
Pankaj
On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
Ziziphus mauritiana, Indian Jujube, Common jujube, fruits are eaten fresh,
dried, candied or stewed.
Local names:
Hindi: Baer, ber
Beng: Kool, ber, borol
Mar: Bor, bera
Guj: Bor, bordi
Tel: Reegu, gangareegu
Tam: Elandai
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