Theenkotta (Malayalam: തേങ്കൊട്ട)

Anacardiaceae (cashew family) » Semecarpus anacardium

 

sim-eh-KAR-pus -- from the Greek semeion (a mark) and karpus (fruit)

an-uh-KAR-dee-um -- a fruit's name of an Indian tree, applied to cashew by Linnaeus

 

commonly known as: dhobi nut tree, Indian marking nut tree, Malacca bean, marany nut, marsh nut, oriental cashew nut, varnish tree • Assamese: ভলা bhala • Bengali: ভল্লাত bhallata, ভল্লাতক bhallataka • Garo: babari • Gujarati: ભિલામો bhilamo, ભિલામું bhilamu • Hindi: भिलावां or भिलावन bhilawan, बिल्लार billar • Kannada: ಗೇರ geru, ಗೇರಣ್ಣಿನ ಮರ gerannina mara • Konkani: अंबेरी amberi, बिब्बा bibba • Malayalam: അലക്കുചേര് alakuceer, ചേന്ക്കുരു ceenkkuru, തേങ്കൊട്ട theenkotta • Marathi: भल्लातक bhallataka, भिल्लावा bhillava, बिब्बा bibba • Nepalese: भलायो bhalaayo • Oriya: bhollataki, bonebhalia • Punjabi: bhilawa • Sanskrit: अह्वला ahvala, अर्शस्तः arshastah, अरुध्कः arudhkh, भल्लातकः bhallatakah, वह्निः vahnih, विषास्या vishasya • Tamil: சேங்கொட்டை cen-kottai, சோம்பலம் compalam, காலகம் kalakam, காவகா kavaka, கிட்டாக்கனிக்கொட்டை kitta-k-kani-k-kottai • Telugu: భల్లాతము bhallatamu, జీడిమామిడిచెట్టు jidimamidichettu • Urdu: بلادر baladur, بهلاون bhilavan, بلار billar

 

Native to: India, Nepal; cultivated elsewhere

 

 

References: Herbal Cure India • NPGS / GRIN • ENVIS - FRLHT • Wikipedia

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