kamala

noun2

1. •
   A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.
2. •
   An orange or red powder obtained from the fruit capsules of this plant, used as dyestuff for colouring silk or wool, and employed as an anthelmintic.

   • In a recent examination of commercial kamalas, the mean percentage of ash found was 35.17 per cent., using a platinum crucible and as high a temperature as a common Bunsen burner would supply. — 1907

noun1

1. •
   Kamala River (a river in Bihar, India).