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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An Asian tree (Mallotus philippensis) that bears a hairy capsular fruit from which a vermifugal powder is obtained.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See kamila.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Bot.) The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Sanskrit kamalam, lotus, pale red, probably of Dravidian origin.]

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