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Semecarpus anacardium L.f. details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Latin name	Semecarpus anacardium L.f.
Family	Anacardiaceae
Identified with (Skt)	bhallātaka, aruṣkara
Identified with (Hin)	bhelā, bhilāvā
Identified with (Tam)	ceṅkoṭṭai, erimuki
Identified with (Mal)	cēru, alakkucēru
Identified with (Eng)	Marking nut tree
Botanical info	A tree 15 - 25 m high growing throughout India in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, leaves simple, alternate, flowers greenish white, fascicled in pubescent panicles, fruits ovoid or oblong drupes
Search occurrence	bhallātaka, aruṣkara, bhallātaka, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 88) aruṣkara, mfn. causing wounds, wounding, Suśr.; m. the tree Semecarpus Anacardium; (am) n. the nut of that tree, Suśr. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 748) bhallātaka, m. id., Bhpr. (also -kī, f., L.); n. the Acajou or cashew-nut, she marking-nut (from which is extracted an acid juice used for medicinal purposes, and a black liquid used for marking linen), MBh., Suśr., Pur. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 748) bhallātaka, m. id. Bhpr. (also °kī f. L.) ; n. the Acajou or cashew-nut, she marking-nut (from which is extracted an acid juice used for medicinal purposes, and a black liquid used for marking linen), MBh.; Suśr.; Pur. Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 1625) cēṅkoṭṭai: 1. Marking-nut; 2. Marking-nut tree, m. tr., Semecarpus anacardium Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 531) erimuki: Marking-nut tree

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