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Plant name	kadamba
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Anthocephalus chinensis (Lam.) A. Rich ex Walp. - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Anthocephalus cadamba Miq., Anthocephalus indicus A. Rich., Anthocephalus morindaefolius Korth. Verh., Nauclea cadamba Roxb., Sarcocephalus cadamba Kurz
Sanskrit name	kadamba
Hindi name	kadamb
Bengali name	kadam, kadamba
Tamil name	veḷḷaikkaṭampu, kaṭampam
English name	Wild cinchona
Search occurrence	kadamba, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 247) kadamba, m. (Uṇ. iv, 82) Nauclea Cadamba (a tree with orange-coloured fragrant blossoms) MBh. Suśr. Megh. &c.; white mustard L.; Andropogon Serratus L.; turmeric L.; a particular mineral substance L.; a particular position of the hand; (in astron.) the pole of the ecliptic Comm. on Sūryas.; an arrow (cf. kādamba) L.; N. of a dynasty; (ī) f. N. of a plant L.; (am) n. a multitude, assemblage, collection, troop, herd Gīt. Sāh. &c.

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