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Plant name	gokṣura
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Tribulus terrestris L. - please click to view full record
Sanskrit name	gokṣura, śvadaṃṣṭrā
Hindi name	gokharu
Tamil name	neruñci
Malayalam name	ñeriññil
English name	Land-caltrops, Puncture-vine
Search occurrence	gokṣura, śvadaṃṣṭrā, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
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.

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