വെള്ളില
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Malayalam[edit]
Etymology[edit]
വെള്ള (veḷḷa, “white”) + ഇല (ila, “leaf”), reference to its white, leaf-like calyx.[1]
This term has been in use since at least 17th century.[2]
Noun[edit]
വെള്ളില • (veḷḷila)
Descendants[edit]
- Translingual: Belilla
References[edit]
- ^ Nicolson, Dan H., Suresh, C. R., Manilal, K. S. (1988) “An interpretation of Van Rheede's Hortus Malabaricus”, in Regnum Vegetabile[1], volume 119, page 226
- ^ van Reede tot Draakestein, Henricus (1679) Hortus Indicus Malabaricus[2], volume 2, Amstelodami: Viduæ Joannis van Someren; Hæredum Joannis van Dyck, page t. 18