kamala

/K AH0 M AA1 L AH0/
noun
  1. 1

    (usually uncountable) An orange or red powder obtained from the fruit capsules of this plant, used as dyestuff for colouring silk or wool, and employed as an anthelmintic.

  2. 2

    A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.

  3. 3

    A female given name from Sanskrit.

  4. 4

    (Hinduism) An epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

  5. 5

    A female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew], variant of Tamara.

  6. 6

    Kamala River (a river in Bihar, India).

  7. 7

    A town in Kathu district, Phuket Province, Thailand.