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Plant name	pañcu
Language	Tamil
Latin name	Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Bombax pentandrum L.
Sanskrit name	kūṭaśālmalī, śvetaśālmalī
Hindi name	saphed simal
Tamil name	pañcu
Malayalam name	paññimaram
English name	White silk cotton tree, True kopok tree
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 2417) 01 1. Cotton; 2. Cloth; 3. Wick; 4. Indian cotton-plant; 5. Down of pūḷai ; 6. A technical term, used, in dice-play 02 To exhibit one's poverty

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