Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.

  2. A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.

    (uncountable, usually)An orange or red powder obtained from the fruit capsules of this plant, used as dyestuff for colouring silk or wool, and employed as an anthelmintic.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. If elected, Kamala Harris would be the first female president of the United States.

    Якщо її оберуть, Камала Гаріс стане першою президенткою Сполучених Штатів.

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  2. I'm a better looking person than Kamala.

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  3. If we go with Kamala, you won't have any cows anymore.

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  4. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will give an interview on Fox News next Wednesday.

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  5. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn into office on January 20.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

Borrowed from Sanskrit कमला (kamalā, “orange”).

Borrowed from Sanskrit कमला (kamalā, “orange”).

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Forms

plural: kamalas
Singularkamala
Pluralkamalas

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
red kamalakamala treedyer's rottlerakamala dye treemonkey face treeorange kamalascarlet croton

Word family

1 related words
Derivedred kamala

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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