| Plant name | tulasī | | Language | Sanskrit | | Latin name | Ocimum tenuiflorum L. - please click to view full record | | Latin name (synonyms) | Ocimum sanctum L. | | Sanskrit name | tulasī, surasā | | Hindi name | tulsī, kālatulsī | | Tamil name | kāruttuḷaci, tuḷaci | | Malayalam name | kṛṣṇattuḷaci, tuḷaci, tṛttāvu, kaṛuttatṛttāvu | | English name | Holy basil, Sacred basil | | Search occurrence | tulasī, surasā, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts | Encyclopedias &
Dictionaries | Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 451)
tulasī, f. holy basil (small shrub venerated by Vaishṇavas; commonly Tulsī), BhP., VāyuP. and, PadmaP. (produced from the ocean when churned), BrahmaP. (produced from the hair of the goddess Tulasī, ii, 19.)
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