neuter
lotus root
lotus root
Muḷāla and Muḷālī (feminine) [cf. Vedic mulālin. Zimmer, Altind Leben 70 mentions Bisa, Śāluka and Mulālin as edible roots of lotus kinds. — Geiger, Pāli Grammar 12 and 43 puts muḷāla = Sanskrit mr̥ṇāla] the stalk of the lotus: muḷālī Vin I 215 (bhisa + m.); muḷāli Ja VI 530 (= muḷālaka commentary); muḷālikā Vin I 215 (bhisa + m.); bhisa-muḷālaṃ (neuter) (collective compound) fibre and stalks Vin II 201 = S II 269; IV 94; V 39; Vism 361; Vibh-a 66. — muḷāli-puppha a lotus Thag 1089.
【中】 蓮藕。~puppha,【中】 蓮花。
(nt, nt) edible root of the lotus plant lotus root