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Kali

noun

Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash. Synonyms: barilla, glasswort, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda, saltwort.

Wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi.

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Salsola kali tenuifolia

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"Kali" Quotes from Famous Books

... invited by Chunerbutty to enter an ornate temple of Kali, in which a number of Hindu women squatted on the ground before a gigantic idol representing the goddess in whose honour the Puja festival is held. The image was that of a fierce-looking woman with ten arms, each hand holding a weapon, ...

— The Elephant God • Gordon Casserly

... there's talk that we're scattering poisoned sweetmeats to spread the disease. He's done a plucky thing, though. . . ." He paused. Dicky looked up inquiringly, and Fielding continued. "There's a fellow called Mustapha Kali, a hanger-on of the Mudir of the province. He spread a report that this business was only a scare got up by us; that we poisoned the people and buried them alive. What does Norman do? He promptly arrests him, takes him to the Mudir, and says that the brute must be punished or he'll carry ...

— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker

Words linked to "Kali" : bush, Hindu deity, saltwort, shrub