[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886) › c10.12883 # Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.12883 Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.12883 - **Language:** English ### [c10.12883](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.12883) 1298.—“They have a kind of trees that produce flour, and excellent flour it is for food. These trees are very tall and thick, but have a very thin bark, and inside the bark they are crammed with flour."—\*Marco Polo\*, Bk. iii. ch. xi. - [Previous: c10.12882](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.12882) - [Next: c10.12884](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.12884) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.12883](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.12883) · Pramāṇa