bael

Etymology

From Hindi बिल्व (bilv) or Marathi बेल (bel), from Sanskrit बिल्व (bilva), विल्व (vilva), or बैल्व (bailva).

noun

  1. A tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos.
    In the courtyard there were fruit and flowering trees appropriate for the worship of Mahadev, as also a bel tree. 2015, Govardhanram Tripathi, translated by Tridip Suhrud, Sarasvatichandra, Orient Black Swan, page 2
  2. The fruit of the tree, also called the wood apple.

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