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 Plant namegodhūma
 LanguageSanskrit
 Latin nameTriticum aestivum L. - please click to view full record
 Latin name (synonyms)Triticum sativum Lam.
 Sanskrit namegodhūma
 Hindi namegehūṃ
 Tamil namekōtumai
 Malayalam namegōtampu, kōtampu
 English nameCommon wheat
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Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 365)
godhūma, m. (√ gudh Uṇ.) 'earth-smoke', wheat (generally pl.), VS. TBr. i, ŚBr. v (sg.), xii, xiv, ŚāṅkhŚr., Mn. &c.; the orange tree, L.; N. of a medicinal plant, L.; (ī), f. = -lomikā, L.; -cUrNa n. wheat-flour, L.; -ja n. a particular concrement in wheat, L.; -saMcayamaya, mfn. consisting of a heap of wheat, Hcat.; -sambhava n. sour gruel made from wheat-flour, sour paste, L.


 
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