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 Latin nameLens culinaris Medik.
 FamilyLeguminosae
 Identified with (Skt)masūra
 Identified with (Hin)masūr, masurī
 Identified with (Tam)atāṇapparuppu, micūr paruppu
 Identified with (Mal)caṇampayar, vaṭṭupparippu, aṭhāṇapparippi
 Identified with (Eng)Lentil
 Search occurrencemasūra, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
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Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 794)
masūra, m. = masura, VS. &c. &c.; a pillow L.; (ā and ī), f. see below.

masura, m. a sort of lentil or pulse, L.


 
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