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Plant name	nārikela
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Cocos nucifera L. - please click to view full record
Sanskrit name	nārikela, nārikelavṛkṣa
Hindi name	nāriyal, nāriyal kā peṛ
Tamil name	tēṅkāy maram, teṉṉai maram, tēṅkāy
Malayalam name	teṅṅu, nāḷikēram
English name	Coconut tree, Coconut
Search occurrence	nārikela, nārikelavṛkṣa, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 537) nārikera, m. the cocoa-nut tree, the cocoa-nut, Suśr. &c. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 537) nārikela, m. id., MBh. &c. (L. also -li, or -lī, f.)

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