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KALI

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi

Example:

the black

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Hindu deity (a deity worshipped by the Hindus)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash

Synonyms:

barilla; glasswort; kali; kelpwort; Salsola kali; Salsola soda; saltwort

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("kali" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

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