ad, ne the ground;—s. m. f. (M.) Land:—Bhueṇphoṛ. s. m. lit. the earth splitter. The Phelipœa calotropodis. Is grows in sandy places is very succulent and juicy, has fine flowers and inch and a quarter long. It has a girth of 6 or 8 inches and is about 2½ ft. high. It springs up in February and March, fissuring the ground in all directions, hence its name. It is used for sores in horses, and as fodder for oxen, camels, and goats whose milk it is said largely to increase. The name is also given to the Tulipa stellata, the bulbs of which are eaten in many places as food and by animals. They are regularly sold in the bazars of Peshawar:—bhueṇphoṛ nirá khir hai. Bhueṇphoṛ is nothing, but milk:—ret raháí tibbí jáí, paidá thíá bhueṇphor. I sowed sand, sand hills came up, bhueṇphoṛ was all the crop.—Song.