Velvari, Veḷvari, Vel-vari: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Veḷvari (வெள்வரி) [veḷ-vari] noun < idem. + வரி¹. [vari¹.]

1. Cowry; பலகறை. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [palagarai. (vaithiya muligai)]

2. Streak in the white of the eye, an eye-disease; கண்ணோய் வகை. [kannoy vagai.] (சீவரட்சாமிருதம் [sivaradsamirutham] 267.)

3. See வெள்ளரி. [vellari.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 16, 25, அரும். [arum.])

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