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 Plant nameilavu
 LanguageTamil
 Latin nameBombax ceiba L. - please click to view full record
 Latin name (synonyms)Bombax malabaricum DC.
 Sanskrit nameśālmalī
 Prakrit namesaṃbali, sāmali
 Hindi nameśemal, semul
 Bengali nameśimul, lāl śimul
 Tamil nameilavu, pūlā, muḷḷilavu
 Malayalam nameilavu, muḷḷilavu, elavu, pūḷamaram
 English nameRed silk cotton tree
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Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 343)
01 red-flowered silk-cotton tree, l. tr., Bombax malabaricum
02 clearing-nut tree


 
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