Cempancu, Cempañcu, Cem-pancu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cempañcu (செம்பஞ்சு) [cem-pañcu] noun < செம்-மை [sem-mai] +.

1. Brazil cotton, small tree, Gossypium barbadense acuminatum; பருத்திவகை. [paruthivagai.] (L.)

2. Cotton coloured with lac-dye; செவ்வரக்குச் சாயமிட்ட பஞ்சதந்திரப் பாடற்ு. கோகிலக்கண் செம்பஞ்சதந்திரப் பாடற்ு [sevvarakkus sayamitta panchu. kogilakkan sembanchu] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 187, உரை [urai]).

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