NAGKASSAR


Meaning of NAGKASSAR in English

nägˈkasə(r) noun

also nag·kes·ar -kes-

( -s )

Etymology: Marathi & Hindi nāgkesar, from Sanskrit nāgakesara, from nāga snake + kesara hair, nagkassar ( Mesua ferrea ); akin to Latin caesaries hair of the head

: either of two East Indian trees ( Mesua ferrea and Ochrocarpus longifolius ) of the family Guttiferae from whose flower buds a red or orange dye is obtained

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