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chilgoza, n. Brit. |tʃɪlˈgəʊzə|, U.S. |tʃɪlˈgoʊzə| Forms: 18– chilghoza, 18– chilgoza, 19– chalghoza, 19– chalgoza Brit. |tʃalˈgəʊzə|, U.S. |tʃælˈgoʊzə|, 19– chilgorza [‹ Urdu čil-ġoza chilgoza seed or cone (compare etymological note s.v. neoza n.) > n. Derivation of the first element > n.) and, for the related P. longifolia, chur (W. Roxburgh Flora Indica (1815)), chir, and chil.] More fully chilgoza pine. A Himalayan pine, Pinus gerardiana, valued for its edible seeds. Also (more fully chilgoza nut, chilgoza seed): the seed of this tree.
1840Penny Cycl. XVIII. 172/2 The Chilghoza Pine is thought to be the same thing [as the Neoza Pine]. 1866J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. 893/1 P. gerardiana of the Himalayas, affording the Neosa or Chilgoza seeds sold as food in the bazaars of Upper India. 1908G. Watt Commerc. Products India 888 Seeds [of Pinus gerardiana] = chilgorza..the almond-like seed, contained in the cones. 1933L. H. Bailey Cultivated Conifers N. Amer. iii. 70 The closely related Himalayan P. Gerardiana, Chilghoza Pine, has larger cones and longer oblong-cylindric edible seeds. 1954E. W. Eckey Veg. Fats & Oils ix. 270 In India and Afghanistan, P. Gerardiana produces a nut having commercial value, known as ‘chilgoza’. 1995Indian Jrnl. Agric. Res. 29 188 Genetic diversity for cone and nut characters of 15 chilgoza pine (Pinus gerardiana) trees was assessed. |