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Averrhoa carambola L. details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Latin name	Averrhoa carambola L.
Family	Oxalidaceae
Identified with (Skt)	karmaraṅga, kāruka
Identified with (Hin)	kamarakh, kamaraṃgā
Identified with (Tam)	tamarattai
Identified with (Mal)	caturappuḷi, irumpanpuḷi
Identified with (Eng)	Carambola apple, Coromandel gooseberry
Search occurrence	kaṛuka, karmaraṅga, kāruka, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 259) karmaraṅga, m. Averrhoa Carambola, R. (cf. -phala above.) karmaphala, n. the fruit or recompense of actions (as pain, pleasure &c., resulting from previous acts or acts in a former life) Āp.; the fruit of Averrhoa Carambola, L.; °lodaya, m. the appearance of consequences of actions, Mn. xi , 231. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 275) kāruka, as, ā, mf. an. artisan, artificer, Mn.; Mbh.; VarBṛS.

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