Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.286

v1.c3.s4.286

Urvārū, f., Urvāruka, n., ‘cucumber.’ The former¹ of these words denotes the plant, the latter² the fruit, but both are very rare. The passages all seem to refer to the fact that the stem of the plant becomes loosened when the fruit is ripe.³ The fruit is also called Urvāru in a Brāhmaṇa.⁴