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Piper betle L. details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Latin name	Piper betle L.
Family	Piperaceae
Identified with (Skt)	tāmbūla
Identified with (Hin)	pān, tāṃbūlī
Identified with (Tam)	ilaikkoṭi, veṟṟilai
Identified with (Mal)	veṟṟilakkoṭi, koṭiññāli
Identified with (Eng)	Betel, Betel leaf vine, Betel pepper
Search occurrence	tāmbūla, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 443) tāmbūla (= Prākṛt °bola fr. tāmragula) m. = -bala, W.; n. betel, (esp.) its pungent and aromatic leaf (chewed with the areca-nut and catechu and sometimes caustic lime and spices as a carminative and antacid tonic), Hariv. 8454 and 8457; Suśr.; VarBṛS. &c.; the areca-nut, L.; (ī) f. Piper Betel, Ragh. iv, 42 Kād. &c.

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