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noun
Synonym of dragonfruit, pitaya, pitahaya (a fruit)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, South-Asia
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Synonyms: dragonfruit, pitaya, pitahaya
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Sanskrit कमलम् (kamalam), from कमल (kamala, “lotus”). Coined by the government of Gujarat, from looking like a lotus blossom, since they did not like the term dragon fruit.
