Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rubiaceous tree of India, Nauclea or Anthocephalus Cadamba, often mentioned by the poets of that country.
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Examples
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An ointment made of the flowers of the nauclea cadamba, the hog plum, and the eugenia jambolana, and used by a woman, causes her to be disliked by her husband.
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My friend and I made for the shelter of a lordly cadamba tree at the ashram gate.
Autobiography of a Yogi Yogananda, Paramhansa, 1893-1952 1935
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My friend and I made for the shelter of a lordly cadamba tree at the ashram gate.
Autobiography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda 1922
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An ointment made of the flowers of the nauclea cadamba, the hog plum, and the eugenia jambolana, and used by a woman, causes her to be disliked by her husband.
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Translated From The Sanscrit In Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks Vatsyayana 1855
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