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  • noun Alternative spelling of phall.

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Examples

  • In 1642, the Fifth Dalai Lama became the ruler of Tibet and entrusted the actual running of the state to his prime minister, So-nam Choe-pel (bsod nams chos 'phal).

    The Shugden Affair: Origins of a Controversy (Part I) 2010

  • We're now getting into the realm of orchids that are a bit harder to grow, and flower, than your usual run of the mill phal (the moth orchids, which I often tend to kill), though this guy has a reputation of being pretty easy (well, that's orchid easy).

    Friday Orchid Blogging 2008

  • Lama became the ruler of Tibet and entrusted the actual running of the state to his prime minister, So-nam Choe-pel (bsod nams chos 'phal).

    The Shuk-den affair: Origins of a Controversy (Part I) 2010

  • Lama became the ruler of Tibet and entrusted the actual running of the state to his prime minister, So-nam Choe-pel (bsod nams chos 'phal).

    The Shuk-den affair: Origins of a Controversy (Part I) 2010

  • We're now getting into the realm of orchids that are a bit harder to grow, and flower, than your usual run of the mill phal (the moth orchids, which I often tend to kill), though this guy has a reputation of being pretty easy (well, that's orchid easy).

    Friday Orchid Blogging 2008

  • In 1642, the Fifth Dalai Lama became the ruler of Tibet and entrusted the actual running of the state to his prime minister, So-nam Choe-pel (bsod nams chos 'phal).

    The Shugden Affair: Origins of a Controversy (Part I) 2010

  • It was called Masal phal which literally means flesh fruit and was not offered to the Gods as naivedya.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Anjali 2007

  • It was called Masal phal which literally means flesh fruit and was not offered to the Gods as naivedya.

    Sun Dried Tomatoes Anjali 2007

  • Paph is short for the orchid paphiopedilum, like phal is short for orchid phalaenopsis.

    Bloom Day January 2009-Few But Faire « Fairegarden 2009

  • Reminds me of the Bel-phal tree inside the Shiv Mandir complex close to our house.

    Summertime Refreshment 2006

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