kaladana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Ipomoea nil, an East Indian convolvulaceous plant.
  2. The dried seeds of this plant, used as a purgative or anthelmintic.

Word forms

kaladana

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi [Term?], from काला (kālā, “black”) + दाना (dānā, “grain”).

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