kamala
/K AH0 M AA1 L AH0/noun
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(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.
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A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.
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A female given name from Sanskrit.
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(Hinduism) An epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
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A female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew], variant of Tamara.
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Kamala River (a river in Bihar, India).
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A town in Kathu district, Phuket Province, Thailand.
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