118 Brigade-Surgeon J. E. T. Aitcliison's Notes on Products 



a domed covering that is placed over the exposed cut root- 

 stock of the Asafoetida plant to protect it from the sun's 

 heat whilst exuding the gum-resin ; fruit stones. 



Khora-gaz — [The mound Tamarix]. 



Tamarix articulata in the valley of the Helmand was 

 usually to be noticed growing on mounds or hillocks, as if 

 the ground between the trees had been washed away, only 

 leaving that immediately surrounding each tree. 



Khora-kema — [the dome (covered) Asafoetida], 



Ferula fcetida. 

 KJiorcik, khurdk — ^1;^=^ — food ; the pods of GossY- 



PiUM HERBACEUM, the cottoii plant, before they 



are ripe, given as fodder to cattle. 

 Khord, khurd — ^jy=^ — meat, victuals, eating. 

 Khordan, khurdan — Cj^jy=^ — to eat. 

 EJiordanl, khurdanl — (J^^j^^^ — edible ; jaori- 



khurdanl, Indian Corn, Zea Mays. 

 Khormd, khurmd — U^^ — Dates, the fruit of Phcenix 



DACTYLIFERA. 



Khorne, khiirnc — [edible], as khurne-kema [the edible 

 Ferula], so called owing to the rachis of the 

 flowering stem of Ferula fcetida being eaten 

 and considered a delicacy. 



Kho7'esh, koresh — Ephedra pachyclada. 



Khouri — the local name in Kohistan for Alum. 



Khuk — Sy2L — a pig, Sus scrofa. 



Khul — ^s^'i — dark, black ; the black bear, Ursus 

 species. 



Khun — ^^ — Blood. 



Khun-jada — xa^.^^^ — [blood-gum]. The gum 

 resin, a sort of Mastich, of Pistacia Terebinthus, 

 var. MUTICA, and of Pistacia vera. 



Khurd — djy^ — little, minute, short ; also meat, 

 victuals, eating. 



Khurda-farosh — Ji^j-saiij^L — [a seller of smallwares], 

 a pedlar, a druggist. 



