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Plant name	bhallātaka
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Anacardium occidentale L. - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Acajuba occidentalis (L.) Gaertn.
Sanskrit name	bhallātaka, venāmra
Hindi name	kājū
Tamil name	muntiri
Malayalam name	kaśumāvu, paṛaṅkimāvu
English name	Cashewnut tree
Search occurrence	bhallātaka, bhallātaka, venāmra, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	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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