Etymology

ashwagandha

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Today it means: Withania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Full definition →

Sanskrit अश्वगन्धा
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromअश्वगन्धा
  2. Sanskrit · borrowed fromअश्वगन्धा
  3. English todayashwagandha

Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वगन्धा (aśvagandhā, literally “horse’s smell”).

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