"red kamala" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: red kamalas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} red kamala (countable and uncountable, plural red kamalas)
  1. A tree of species Mallotus philippensis. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. Red dye produced from trees of species Mallotus philippensis. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-red_kamala-en-noun-v1LC7oWe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
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