29 Preface وَطَلحٍ مَنضودٍYusuf AliAmong Talh trees1 with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,-Talk: some understand by this the plantain or banana tree, of which the fruit is borne in bunches, one tier above another; but the banana tree does not grow in Arabia and its ordinary Arabic name is Mawz; perhaps it is better to understand a special kind of Acacia tree, which flowers profusely, the flowers appearing in tiers one above another.