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phalsa fruit, with coin for size comparison

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Particularly: “Borrowed from an Indo-Aryan source (which one is most likely?). Compare Sanskrit परूषक (parūṣaka, phalsa tree).”

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phalsa (plural phalsas)

  1. Grewia asiatica, a shrub or small tree native to southern Asia.
  2. Its fruit, an edible acidic drupe that is purple to black when ripe.

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