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Plant name	mullai
Language	Tamil
Latin name	Jasminum sambac (L.) Ait. - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Nyctanthes sambac L.
Sanskrit name	mallikā
Prakrit name	malliā
Hindi name	bel, moghrā
Bengali name	mallikā, malli, belā, bel phul, beli, ballikā
Tamil name	mallikai, aṭukkumallikai, kuṇṭumallikai, tiripuramallikai, perumallikai, mullai
Malayalam name	mulla
English name	Arabian jasmine, Tuscan jasmine, Sambac jasmine
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 3280) 1. Arabian jasmine, m. sh., Jasminum sambac; 2. Trichotomus-flowering smooth jasmine, m. cl. Jasminum trichotomum; 3. Wild jasmine; 4. Eared jasmine; 5. Pointed leaved wild jasmine, m. cl. Jasminum malabaricum; 6. Indian birth worth; 7. Forest, pastoral tract, one of aintiṇai (Sangam literary landscape); 8. A melody-type of the forest tracts; 9. A secondary melody-type; 10. Patient endurance of a lady during the period of separation from her lover; 11. Chastity; 12. Chief characteristic; 13. Victory

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