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Amla vs Mala - What's the difference?

amla | mala |

As nouns the difference between amla and mala

is that amla is Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, a deciduous tree while mala is a single lobe of an insect's maxilla.

amla

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Phyllanthus emblica , the Indian gooseberry, a deciduous tree.
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  • The bitter yellow-green fruit of this tree.

    • mala

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (malae)
  • A single lobe of an insect's maxilla.
  • The grinding surface of an insect's mandible.

    • Etymology 2

    see (m).

    Noun

    (head)

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A bead or a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity.
    • External links
    * (Hindu prayer beads)

    Anagrams

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