Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An erect spiny shrub of the gourd family, Acanthosicyos horrida, a native of southwest Africa, bearing edible globose fruits with a very thin, hard rind.
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Examples
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With a profusion of bows and “sayo naras” on each side, you go away with the pleasant feeling of having given an industrious woman twice as much as the thing was worth to her, and less than what it is worth to you!
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Isabella Lucy 2004
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By seven the next morning the rice was eaten, the room as bare as if it had never been occupied, the bill of 80 sen paid, the house-master and servants with many sayo naras, or farewells, had prostrated themselves, and we were away in the kurumas at a rapid trot.
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Isabella Lucy 2004
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B.naras Hindu University, B.naras: The eligibility criterion is B. Sc Agriculture with at least 50 per cent marks.
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The four students -- two of B. September 15th, 2009 VARANASI - Four engineering students of the B.naras Hindu University (B.U) were arrested Tuesday for allegedly ragging a first-year student outside the varsity campus, police said.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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B.naras Hindu University (B.U), Varanasi - ADMISSIONS MB.S/B.S/B.MS/B. Pharm Courses, 20
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B.naras Hindu University, Varanasi B.S/B.S/B.MS/B. Pharm ADMISSIONS 2010
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B.naras Hindu University, Varanasi B.S/B.S/B.MS/B. Pharm ADMISSIONS 2010
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