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Plant name	kāravī
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Nigella sativa L. - please click to view full record
Sanskrit name	kāravī, kṛṣṇajīrakā, upakuñcikā
Hindi name	kālājīrā, kāloṃjī
Tamil name	karuñcīrakam
Malayalam name	kariñcicīrakam
English name	Small fennel, Black cumin
Search occurrence	kāravī, kṛṣṇajīrakā, upakuñcikā, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 275) kāravī, f. the Asa foetida plant or its leaf (= Hiṅgu-parṇī), L.; Celosia cristata, L.; a kind of anise (Anethum Sowa), L.; Nigella indica, Bhpr.; a kind of fennel, ib.; a small kind of gourd, L.; Carum Carvi, Bhpr.

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