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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वनस्पतिvanaspatiA large forest tree, especially one that bears fruit apparently without any blossoms; अपुष्पाः फलवन्तो ये ते…

    [वनस्य पतिः निdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied सुट्]

    1. A large forest tree, especially one that bears fruit apparently without any blossoms; अपुष्पाः फलवन्तो ये ते वनस्पतयः स्मृताः Ms.1.47.
    2. A tree in general; तमाशु विघ्नं तपसस्तपस्वी वनस्पतिं वज्र इवावभज्य Ku.3.74.
    3. The Soma plant.
    4. A stem, trunk.
    5. A beam; pole, post.
    6. A sacrificial post.
    7. An offering to Vanaspati.
    8. A wooden amulet.
    9. A scaffold.
    10. An ascetic.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कायः the whole world of plants, vegetable kingdom.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वनस्पतिvanaspati[vánas-páti] m. (lord of the wood), forest tree; tree; large forest tree bearing fruit apparently without…

    [vánas-páti] masculine (lord of the wood), forest tree; tree; large forest tree bearing fruit apparently without blossoms (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit); trunk, beam, post, timber (Veda, Vedic); lord of plants, Soma plant (Veda, Vedic, Parasmaipada); sacrificial post (Veda, Vedic, Parasmaipada).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वनस्पतिvanaspatim. (वनस्-) (वनस् prob. a form of the gen.; cf. 2. वन् and र्/अइथस्-प्/अति) "king of the wood" a, forest-tree…
    1. masculine gender (वनस्-) (वनस् probably a form of the genitive case; confer, compare 2. वन् and र्/अइथस्-प्/अति) "king of the wood" a, forest-tree (especially a large tree bearing fruit apparently without blossoms, as several species of the fig, the jack tree etc., but also applied to any tree) fg-veda etc. Page918,2
    2. masculine gender a stem, trunk, beam, timber, post (especially the sacrificial post) fg-veda VS. Breton
    3. masculine gender "lord of plants", the Soma सोम plant ibidem Gr2S. BhP.
    4. masculine gender the Indian fig-tree Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender Bignonia Suaveolens Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender an offering made to the sacrificial post S3Br. S3rS.
    7. masculine gender anything made of wood (especially particular parts of a car or carriage, a wooden drum, a wooden amulet, a block on which criminals are executed, a coffin etc.) fg-veda AV. VS.
    8. masculine gender an ascetic W.
    9. masculine gender Name of Vishn2u विष्णु Vishn2.
    10. masculine gender of a son of Ghr2ita-pr2isht2ha घृत-पृष्ठ BhP.
    11. masculine gender dual number pestle and mortar fg-veda i, 28, 6
    12. feminine Name of a Gandharvi1 गन्धर्वी Ka1ran2d2.
    13. neuter gender Name of the Varsha वर्ष ruled by Vanas-pati वनस्-पति BhP.
    14. see column 1.
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  2. ओषधिवनस्पतिoṣadhivanaspatin. herbs and trees S3Br. vi
    1. neuter gender herbs and trees S3Br. vi
    2. masculine gender plural the same AitUp.
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  3. क्षीरवनस्पतिkṣīravanaspatim. = -तरु Hcat.

    masculine gender Equivalent to -तरु Hcat.

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  4. वनस्पतिकायvanaspatikāyam. the whole body or world of plants L.

    masculine gender the whole body or world of plants Lexicographers

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  5. वनस्पतियागvanaspatiyāgam. N. of partic. sacrificial rite Vait.

    masculine gender Name of particular sacrificial rite Vait.

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  6. वनस्पतिसवvanaspatisavam. N. of partic. sacrificial rite Vait.

    masculine gender Name of particular sacrificial rite Vait.

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