masculine · billa 1 · billa 2
marmelo
the marmelos tree
Billa [cf. Vedic bilva] fruit of the Bilva tree, Ægle marmelos or Bengal quince, only in one stock phrase where its size is compared with sizes of smaller fruits, and where it is preceded by āmalaka S I 150 = A IV 170 {488} (vv.ll. villa, bila, beḷu, bilāla) = Snp 125 (vv.ll. pillā billā, billa; Text reading after Sinhalese mss billi). Cf. derivations bella and beluva.
【陽】 孟加拉蘋果(印度的一種有刺的喬木 (Aegle marmelos))。
(masc, masc) Marmelos tree
(nt, nt) wood apple; Aegle marmelos