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 Plant namedravantī
 LanguageSanskrit
 Latin nameJatropha curcas L. - please click to view full record
 Latin name (synonyms)Curcas curcas Britton & Millsp.
 Sanskrit namedravantī
 Hindi namejaṅglī eraṇḍ, pahārī eraṇḍ
 Tamil namekaṭalāmaṇakku, kāṭṭāmaṇakku, kāṭṭukkoṭṭai
 Malayalam namekaṭalāvaṇakku, kammaṭṭi, kāṭṭāvaṇakku
 English namePurging nut, Physic nut
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Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 500)
dravat, mfn. running, swift, RV. &c.; trickling, oozing, W.; (antī), f. a river L.; Anthericum Juberosum, Suśr.; (at), ind. quickly, speedily.


 
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