white and spotlessly clean.

shining; splendid; brilliant.

= ಬೆಣಕು - 1.

very white rice.

a plant that lives on or in, and obtains nutriment from, another plant.

the plant Dendrophthoe falcata ( = Loranthus longiflorus) of Loranthaceae family.

the plant Loranthus longiflorus of Loranthaceae family.

another plant Viscum orientale of the same family.

the plant Dodonaea viscosa of Sapindaceae family.

the plant Vanda tessellata ( = V. roxburghii, = Epidendrum tesseloides) of Orchidaceae family.

creeper Cuscuta feflexa of Convulvaceae family.

the plant Elytranthe parasitica ( = E. loiceroides ) of Lorathaceae family.

(fig.) a person who receives support, advantage or the like, from another or others without giving any useful or proper return; one who lives on the hospitality of others.