dahl

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
noun small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant

Dahl & Oleson's Meat Market--a reek of blood. — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis
A woman with a double chin and thick neck, like Queen Anne by Dahl, threw open the lodge gate, a little boy standing behind her. — A pair of blue eyes, Thomas Hardy
My costume was of the most sorry description; but a few discrepancies were made up by Vladimir Dahl, who, among other things, presented me with a full uniform, silver epaulettes and all, of the Tambrov infantry. — One of the Six Hundred: A Novel, James Grant

pigeon pea, pigeon-pea plant, cajan pea, catjang pea, red gram, dhal, Cajanus cajan

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