kamalam

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noun

Synonym of dragonfruit, pitaya, pitahaya (a fruit)

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dragonfruitpitayapitahaya
OriginSanskrit कमलम् →
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Meanings

nounkamalam (plural kamalams)

plural kamalams

  1. IndiaSouth AsiaSynonym of dragonfruit, pitaya, pitahaya (a fruit)

    Synonyms: dragonfruit, pitaya, pitahaya

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of dragonfruit, pitaya, pitahaya (a fruit)

Similar
dragonfruitpitayapitahaya

Origin

  1. Sanskritकमलम्
  2. Englishkamalam

From Sanskrit कमलम् (kamalam), from कमल (kamala, “lotus”). Coined by the government of Gujarat, from looking like a lotus blossom, since they did not like the term dragon fruit.

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APA

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

MLA

“kamalam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamalam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kamalam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamalam.

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