పురుషరత్నము

Telugu

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुरुष (púruṣa) + रत्न (rátna) +‎ -ము (-mu).

Noun

పురుషరత్నము • (puruṣaratnamu) m (plural పురుషరత్నములు)

1. (literary) gem of a man.
2. A violet or phallus flower (Pigea enneasperma, syn. Hybanthus enneaspermus, Viola suffruticosa Ainslie. ii.267., Ionidium suffruticosum Wight, plate XIX.)

References

• Pigea enneasperma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pigea enneasperma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pigea enneasperma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pigea enneasperma at Plants of the World Online