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Paspalum scrobiculatum L. details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Latin name	Paspalum scrobiculatum L.
Family	Poaceae
Identified with (Skt)	kodrava
Identified with (Hin)	koḍo, kodrā
Identified with (Tam)	varaku
Identified with (Mal)	varaku
Identified with (Eng)	Kodo millet
Search occurrence	kodrava, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
See plant's image	Paspalum scrobiculatum L. in Google image search
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 313) kodrava, m. a species of grain eaten by the poor (Paspalum scrobiculatum), MBh. xiii, 4363; Suśr.; Bhartṛ.; KātyŚr.; Paddh. and Sch.

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