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Tribulus terrestris L. details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Latin name	Tribulus terrestris L.
Family	Zygophyllaceae
Identified with (Skt)	gokṣura, śvadaṃṣṭrā
Identified with (Hin)	gokharu
Identified with (Tam)	neruñci
Identified with (Mal)	ñeriññil
Identified with (Eng)	Land-caltrops, Puncture-vine
Search occurrence	gokṣura, śvadaṃṣṭrā, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 364) gokṣura, m. = -kaṇṭa or Tribulus lanuginosus, Suśr.; a cow’s hoof, W.; v.l. for -khura q.v.; -dugdhā, f. N. of a plant, L. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 1105) śvadaṃṣṭrā, f. a dog’s tooth, W.; Asteracantha Longifolia, Suśr.; Car.; = go-kṣura, MW.

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