In 1882 Edison helped form the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York, which brought electric light to parts of Manhattan. But progress was slow. Most Americans still lit their homes with gas light and candles for another fifty years. Only in 1925 did half of all homes in the U.S. have electric power.
â¢ PIPAL (noun). The noun PIPAL has 1 sense: 1. fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists. Familiarity information: PIPAL used as a noun is very rare.ig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists.
1 Urad dhal, sometimes referred to as black gram, is the main ingredient of the Tamil Nadu and Kerala (South Indian states) dishes idli and dosa. 2  It is also one of the main ingredients of East Indian (oriya and Bengali or Assamese) bori, sun-dried dumplings. In Karnataka, it is called kempu (red) togari bele. 2  Rajma dhal: split kidney beans. 3  Mussyang is from dals of various colours found in various hilly regions of Nepal. 4  Panchratna dhal (five jewels) is a mixture of five varieties of dhal, which produces a dish with unique flavour.