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An epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism, countable, uncountable
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name
Kamala River (a river in Bihar, India).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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A female given name from Sanskrit, masculine equivalent Kamal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew], variant of Tamara.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A town in Kathu district, Phuket Province, Thailand.
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noun
A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: kamala tree, dyer's rottlera, kamala dye tree, monkey face tree, orange kamala, red kamala, scarlet croton
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noun
A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.
An orange or red powder obtained from the fruit capsules of this plant, used as dyestuff for colouring silk or wool, and employed as an anthelmintic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: kamala tree, dyer's rottlera, kamala dye tree, monkey face tree, orange kamala, red kamala, scarlet croton
Antonyms: none provided
History
Transliteration of Sanskrit कमला (kamalā). Doublet of Kamal.
From Hawaiian Kamala, from English Tamara.
From Thai กมลา (gà-má-laa).
Borrowed from Sanskrit कमला (kamalā, “orange”).
Across languages
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