E. Ind. Also 9 jow, jhao, jhau. [Hindī jhā’u, jhau, jhāwu, Skr. jhāwuka.] A shrubby tamarisk (Tamarix indica), frequent in the marshes of the Indian rivers, and used for basket-making and other purposes. Also attrib.
1827. D. Johnson, Ind. Field Sports, 274. Jow, or dagger-grass jungles that are nearer.
1862. Beveridge, Hist. India, III. VIII. vii. 489. A low, but in some places thick jhow jungle.
1889. R. S. S. Baden-Powell, Pigsticking, 92. In countries like Bengal, where long grass, jhao, thick crops, etc., are common.
