English Explanatory Dictionary

kamalam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of dragonfruit, pitaya, pitahaya (a fruit)

Word forms

kamalam kamalams

Etymology

From Sanskrit कमलम् (kamalam), from कमल (kamala, “lotus”). Coined by the government of Gujarat, from looking like a lotus blossom, since they did not like the term dragon fruit.

Synonyms

dragonfruit pitaya pitahaya
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