‖n. (Zool.) The gemsbok. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Skr. kāma love, the god of love. ]
ka"ma ru"pa ety>[ Skr. rūpa shape, image ], a kind of simulacrum or astral likeness of a man which exists after his death in an invisible plane of being, called
ka"ma lo"ca ety>[ Skr. lōka space, world ], until the impulses which created it are exhausted and it finally fades away. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. (Bot.) The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm.