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Plant name	cantānavēmpu
Language	Tamil
Latin name	Toona ciliata M.Roem. - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Cedrela toona Roxb. ex Rottler & Willd.
Sanskrit name	tūna
Hindi name	tūn, mahānīm
Tamil name	cantānavēmpu, tūṇāmaram, cevvakil
Malayalam name	vēmpu, madagirivēmpu, ikaṇa, paṭukaraṇa
English name	Toon, Red cedar
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 1266) Chittagong wood

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