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 Plant namekapittha
 LanguageSanskrit
 Latin nameLimonia acidissima L. - please click to view full record
 Latin name (synonyms)Feronia limonia (L.) Sw., Feronia elephantum Corr., Schinus limonia L.
 Sanskrit namekapittha
 Prakrit namekavittha, kaviṭṭha, kaiṭṭha
 Hindi namekātbel, kaith, kavitā
 Bengali namekadbel
 Tamil nameviḷāṅkāy maram, viḷā
 Malayalam nameviḷārmatam, viḷāvu
 English nameElephant apple, Wood apple, Curd fruit, Monkey fruit
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Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 250)
m. (ttha = stha) on which monkeys dwell, Feronia elephantum MBh. Suśr. &c.; a particular position of the hands and fingers; (am) n. the fruit of Feronia elephantum Suśr. VarBṛS. &c.


 
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