Meanings
nounMalabar nut (plural Malabar nuts)
plural Malabar nuts
- The seed of an acanthaceous shrub, Justicia adhatoda from the Indian Peninsula and Southeast Asia, sometimes used medicinally.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 鴨嘴花 /鸭嘴花, 牛舌蘭 /牛舌兰
- 鴨嘴花 /鸭嘴花 (yāzuǐhuā)J. adhatoda
- 牛舌蘭 /牛舌兰 (niúshélán)J. adhatoda
Hindi वसाका
- वसाका (vasākā)J. adhatoda
Punjabi ਅਡੂਸਾ
- ਅਡੂਸਾ (aḍūsā)J. adhatoda
Russian адато́да
- адато́да (adatóda)J. adhatoda
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APA
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MLA
“Malabar nut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Malabar%20nut. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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