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‖ kamala|ˈkæmələ|
[Skr. kamala. The Hindī form kamīlā or kamēlā is recognized, with pron. (kəˈmiːlə), in some recent dicts.]
A fine orange-coloured powder consisting of the glandular hairs from the fruit-capsules of an East Indian euphorbiaceous tree (Mallotus philippinensis or Rottlera tinctoria), used for dyeing silks yellow, and employed as a vermifuge. Also attrib.
1820–32in W. Roxburgh Flora Indica. 1858Hanbury in Pharmaceut. Jrnl. Feb. 1866Treas. Bot. 993/1 A red mealy powder..well known in India as Kámalá, and much used by Hindoo silk-dyers. 1876Harley Mat. Med. (ed. 6) 444 The Kamala Tree is common in hilly districts of India. |