‖n. (Zool.) The gemsbok. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Skr. kāma love, the god of love. ]
ka"ma ru"pa ety>[ Skr. rūpa shape, image ], a kind of simulacrum or astral likeness of a man which exists after his death in an invisible plane of being, called
ka"ma lo"ca ety>[ Skr. lōka space, world ], until the impulses which created it are exhausted and it finally fades away. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. (Bot.) The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm.
‖n. [ Skr. kāma love, the god of love. ]
ka"ma ru"pa ety>[ Skr. rūpa shape, image ], a kind of simulacrum or astral likeness of a man which exists after his death in an invisible plane of being, called
ka"ma lo"ca ety>[ Skr. lōka space, world ], until the impulses which created it are exhausted and it finally fades away. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. (Bot.) The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm.