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Plant name	tamālapattra
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Cinnamomum tamala T.Nees & Eberm. - please click to view full record
Sanskrit name	tamālapattra
Hindi name	tejpatt
Tamil name	tamālapattiri
Malayalam name	paccila
English name	Indian cassia lignea, Cassia cinnamom
Search occurrence	tamālapattra, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 438) tamālapattra, n. the leaf of Xanthochymus pictorius, Mṛicch., Ragh. vi, 64; the leaf of Laurus Cassia, L.; Xanthochymus pictorius, L.; 'a sectarial mark on the forehead' see śrIkhaNDa-; -candana-gandha, m. 'smelling like Tamāla leaves and sandal wood'N. of a Buddha.

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