Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A vertically grooved, disklike structure crowning the main tower of a Hindu temple in northern Indian temple design.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Sanskrit āmalakaḥ, fruit of the Indian gooseberry (the structure being so called from its resemblance to the fruit); akin to amalā, Indian gooseberry tree, of unknown origin.]
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Examples
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An especially memorable recommended concoction for this instructs the man to catch a vulture by himself (very important) and mix the meat with honey and the juice of an amalaka
mental_floss Blog the mag 2010
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