neuter · bhisa 1.1 · bhisa 2.1
the root of lotus plant
Bhisa (neuter) [cf. Vedic bisa, with bh for b: see Geiger, Pāli Grammar §40.1a] the sprout (from the root) of a lotus, the lotus fibres, lotus plant S I 204; II 268; Ja I 100; IV 308. -puppha the lotus flower Snp 2 (= paduma-puppha Pj II 16); -muḷāla fibres and stalk of the lotus Ja V 39; Vism 361.
【中】 蓮藕。~puppha,【中】 蓮花。~muḷāla,【中】 睡蓮的球莖和鬚根。
(nt, nt) lotus stalk (eaten as a delicacy) root of lotus plant
(masc, masc, agent, in comps, from bhisaja) healer; physician Construction: bhisaja > bhisa