kamala

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia. countable,uncountable
  2. A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.; 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. uncountable,usually
    — After stating the varieties met with in this country, […] he stated that the chief points to be observed in the treatment [of common tapeworm] were: a preliminary starvation of twenty-four hours, and the administration of a combination of kamala and male fern—namely, two drachms of kamala to be rubbed up with a little gum-and-water till an emulsion is formed, and then two drachms of oil of male fern to be added, and the whole triturated in a mortar, […]

词形变化

kamalas plural

词源

Etymology tree
Sanskrit कमला (kamalā)bor.
English kamala
Borrowed from Sanskrit कमला (kamalā, “orange”).
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