kamala

(kə mālə, kamə lə)

noun

  1. an East Indian tree (Mallotus philippinensis) of the spurge family
  2. a powder obtained from its seed pods, used as the base of an orange dye and, formerly, as a vermifuge

Origin: Sans

See kamala in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An Asian tree (Mallotus philippinensis) that bears a hairy capsular fruit.
  2. A vermifugal powder obtained from the capsules of this tree.

Origin:

Origin: Sanskrit kamalam, lotus, pale red

Origin: , probably of Dravidian origin

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