The forested Malabar coast in the west is sown with crops of coconut, betel-nut, pepper, rubber, and cashew nut, which today still tempt ships across the Arabian Sea.
Malabar does not grow any crops that many people would regard as tempting.
mnli hypothesis: Malabar does not grow any crops that many people would regard as tempting. premise: The forested Malabar coast in the west is sown with crops of coconut, betel-nut, pepper, rubber, and cashew nut, which today still tempt ships across the Arabian Sea.