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KAMALA
Etymology
Noun
kamala (countable and uncountable, plural kamalas)
Nelumbo nucifera, a lotus plant.
Mallotus philippensis, a plant in the spurge family.
An orange dyestuff obtained from that plant.
Anagrams
• alamak
Etymology
Proper noun
Kamala
(Hinduism) An epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
A female given name from Sanskrit, of mainly Indian usage.
Anagrams
• alamak
Source: Wiktionary
Ka*ma"la, n. (Bot.)
Definition: 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. [Written also kameela.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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