ashwagandha
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Sanskrit अश्वगन्ध (aśvagandha, “horse’s smell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʌʃwəˈɡʌndə/
Noun
ashwagandha (uncountable)
- Withania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Synonyms
- (Withania somnifera): Indian ginseng, winter cherry, poison gooseberry, ajagandha, kanaje hindi, samm al ferakh
Translations
Withania somnifera
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Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʃwaˈɡanda/ [a.ʃwaˈɣ̞ãn̪.d̪a]
- Rhymes: -anda
- Syllabification: a‧shwa‧ghan‧da
Noun
ashwagandha f (plural ashwagandhas)