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Plant name	tāmbūla
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Piper betle L. - please click to view full record
Sanskrit name	tāmbūla
Hindi name	pān, tāṃbūlī
Tamil name	ilaikkoṭi, veṟṟilai
Malayalam name	veṟṟilakkoṭi, koṭiññāli
English name	Betel, Betel leaf vine, Betel pepper
Search occurrence	tāmbūla, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
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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