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 Latin nameAnacardium occidentale L.
 FamilyAnacardiaceae
 Identified with (Lat)Acajuba occidentalis (L.) Gaertn.
 Identified with (Skt)bhallātaka, venāmra
 Identified with (Hin)kājū
 Identified with (Tam)muntiri
 Identified with (Mal)kaśumāvu, paṛaṅkimāvu
 Identified with (Eng)Cashewnut tree
 Search occurrencebhallātaka, bhallātaka, venāmra, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
 See plant's imageAnacardium occidentale L. in Google image search
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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.


 
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