bael

See also: bal, bel, bäl, and bæl

English
A bael tree

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

bael (plural baels)

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

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Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧el

Noun

bael

  1. the bael tree (Aegle marmelos)
  2. the fruit of this tree; the wood apple
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