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/dʒaʊ/, U.S. /dʒaʊ/, Indian English /dʒhaʊ/ East India.
A shrubby tamarisk ( Tamarix indica), frequent in the marshes of the Indian rivers, and used for basket-making and other purposes. Also attributive.
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1827 D. Johnson Sketches Indian Field Sports (ed. 2) 274 Jow, or dagger grass jungles that are nearer.
1862 H. Beveridge Comprehensive Hist. India III. viii. vii. 489 A low, but in some places thick jhow jungle.
1889 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Pigsticking 92 In countries like Bengal, where long grass, jhao, thick crops, etc., are common.
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