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pārichatto

pārichatta

masc nom sg of pārichatta (noun)

  1. orchid tree; Bauhinia variegata; lit. sunshade all around

Etymology. pari > pāri + √chad + ta + *a; from √chad 'cover, conceal'; Sanskrit pārijāta [paricchad]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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