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 Plant namepīlu
 LanguageSanskrit
 Latin nameSalvadora persica L. var. wightiana (Planch ex Thw.) Verdc. - please click to view full record
 Latin name (synonyms)Salvadora indica Wight
 Sanskrit namepīlu
 Prakrit namepīlu
 Hindi namepīlu, jhāk
 Bengali namepilu, pīlu
 Tamil nameukā, koṭumāvaḷi, cittuvā, peruviḻā
 Malayalam nameuka
 English nameSalt bush, Toothbrush tree
 Search occurrencepīlu, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
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Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 630)
pīlu, m. (cf. Uṇ. i, 38 Sch.) a species of tree (Careya arborea or Salvadora persica, L.) MBh. R. &c.; a group of palm trees or the stem of the palm, L.; a flower, L.; the blossoms of Saccharum sara, L.; a piece of bone (asthi-khanda), L.; an arrow, L.; a worm, L.; an atom Sarvad.; an elephant (cf. Arabic, Persian), L.; (u) n. the fruit of the Pilu tree AV.


 
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