kafal

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noun

Either of two trees of the genus Commiphora, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood.

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Meanings

kafal1

noun
  1. Either of two trees of the genus Commiphora, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood.

    Balsamodendron kafal (Kafal tree)[…] This tree is also a native of Arabia, where it attains to the height of twenty feet. It is there called kafal.

    1835, Philip Miller, The Gardener's Dictionary, page 582

kafal2

nounkafal (plural kafals)

plural kafals · alternative kaphal · alternative kaaphal · alternative kafal berry · alternative kafal fruit

  1. Bayberry, the fruit of Myrica esculenta, a tree or large shrub native to Nepal.

    I saw a girl swiftly climbing a tree to pluck kafals. Three women standing beneath were gathering fruits in baskets made of bamboo.

    2015, Chandra Prakash Kala, Nanda's Neelkanth, page 53
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    gardens with trees laden with pomegranate and cucumbers, the forests yield crimson ‘Kafal’ and violet Kilmora berries just for the picking

    1994, Gumānī Panta, translated by Cārucandra Pānḍe, Says Gumani (poem)

Origin

kafal · noun

  1. Arabicقَفَل
  2. Englishkafal

] From Arabic قَفَل (qafal).

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kafal · noun

  1. Hindiकाफल
  2. Englishkafal

From Hindi काफल (kāphal).

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APA

kafal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kafal

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Chicago

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