the tree Acacia catechu, in compounds -aṅgārā (pl. embers of (burnt) acacia-wood Ja.i.232; Pv-a.152 -ghaṭikā a piece of a ˚wood Ja.iv.88; -tthambha a post of a ˚wood Dhp-a.iii.206; -patta a bowl made of a ˚wood Ja.v.389; -vana a forest of acacias Ja.ii.162; -sūla an impaling stake of a ˚wood Ja.iv.29.

Sk. khadira; Gr. κίσσαρος, ivy; Lat. hedera, ivy