[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s4.286 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.286 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.286 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s4.286](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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 - [Previous: v1.c3.s4.285](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.285) - [Next: v1.c3.s4.287](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.287) - [Up: v1.c3.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.286](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.286) · Pramāṇa