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Plant name	kōṣṭam
Language	Tamil
Latin name	Saussurea lappa C.B.Clarke - please click to view full record
Sanskrit name	kuṣṭha
Hindi name	kūṭh, kūr
Tamil name	kōstam, kōṣṭam
Malayalam name	koṭṭam, śīmakkoṭṭam
English name	Kuth, Costus
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 1204 ) 01 1. Costus shrub Saussurea lappa; 2. Arabian costum, m.sh., Costus speciosus; 3. Putchock 02 tumult, uproar, boisterousness, as of the sea Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 1204) 01 1. Costus shrub Saussurea lappa; 2. Arabian costum m. sh., Costus speciosus; 3. Putchock 02 Tumult, uproar, boisterousness, as of the sea

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