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Malabar nut

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The seed of an acanthaceous shrub, Justicia adhatoda from the Indian Peninsula and Southeast Asia, sometimes used medicinally.

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  • Amharic: ሰንሰል (sänsäl) — J. adhatoda
  • Amharic: ስሚዛ (səmiza) — J. adhatoda
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鴨嘴花 /鸭嘴花 (yāzuǐhuā) — J. adhatoda
  • Chinese Mandarin: 牛舌蘭 /牛舌兰 (niúshélán) — J. adhatoda
  • Gujarati: અરડૂસી (araḍūsī) — J. adhatoda
  • Gujarati: વસાકા (vasākā) — J. adhatoda
  • Hindi: वसाका (vasākā) — J. adhatoda
  • Punjabi: ਅਡੂਸਾ (aḍūsā) — J. adhatoda
  • Russian: адато́да (adatóda) — J. adhatoda
  • Sanskrit: वासकसस्यम् (vāsakasasyam) — J. adhatoda
  • Tulu: ಆಡ್ ಸೊಗೆ (āḍŭ soge) — J. adhatoda