[kad karaṇe aṃbac Tv.] 1 A kind of tree (said to put forth buds at the roaring of thunder- clouds); katipayakusumodgamaḥ kadaṃbaḥ U. 3. 20, 42; Māl. 3. 7; Me. 25; R. 12. 99.

2 A kind of grass.

3 Turmeric.

4 The mustard-seed plant.

5 A particular mineral substance. bī N. of a plant (devadālī). Ś. 6; U. 5. 18. baṃ A multitude. kaṃ 1 A multi- tude, group; chāyābaddhakadaṃbakaṃ mṛgakulaṃ...