OORD, OORUD, s. Hind. uṛad. A variety of dāl (see DHALL) or pulse, the produce of Phaseolus radiatus. "Urd is the most highly prized of all the pulses of the genus Phaseolus, and is largely cultivated in all parts of India" (Watt, Econ. Dict. vi. pt. i. 102, seqq.).

[1792. — "The stalks of the oord are hispid in a lesser degree than those of moong."— Asiat. Res. vi. 47.

[1814. — "Oord." See under POPPER.

[1857. — "The Oordh Dal is in more common use than any other throughout the country." — Chevers, Man. of MedicalJurisprudence, 309.]