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Plant name	kadara
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Acacia polyacantha Willd. - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Acacia suma (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham.
Sanskrit name	kadara, somavalka
Hindi name	śvet khair
Bengali name	sveta khaẏer
Tamil name	koviḷ, cilaiyuñcai, cēlai
Malayalam name	veṇkariṅṅāli
English name	White cutch tree, White catechu
Search occurrence	kadara, somavalka, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 248) kadara, m. a saw L.; an iron goad (for guiding an elephant) L.; a species of Mimosa (= śveta-khadira; cf. Gk. $) Bhpr. Comm. on &77393[248,1] KātyŚr.; (as, am) m. n. a corn, callosity of the feet (caused by external friction) Suśr.; (am) n. coagulated milk L. (cf. kaṅkara, kaṭura, &c.)

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