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karīra

, m. [cf. kalīra; Amg. karīra, sa. karīra; EWA-
2 (Vol. III), CDIAL 2805], name of a thorny plant (=
Capparis aphylla), wild caper; — lex. lit.: ~o kakaco
bhave, Abh 580; — ~assa pupphaṁ ... ice' evam
adikaṁ puppham anekaṁ yavakalikaṁ, Vin-vn
1348, cf. Sp 836,10; — °-puppha, n., the flower of ~;
~aṁ .... yāvakālikaṁ, Sp 836,10 qu. Pālim 97,15.

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