any of several families of Old and New World primates usu. having a flat, hairless face and a long tail; a monkey.

a predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and two silk-spinning organs at the backof the body to spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or to trap for prey; a spider.

(myth.) name of a hell.

a person lacking intellectual acuity; a stupid fellow.

(erot.) a kind of embrace in a sitting position.

= ಮರಗಟ್ಟು1.

to cut or fell a tree.

a tall pillar of wood or stone, with somewhat tapered top, to which flag or flag-like metal plates are fixed, and installed in front of a temple.

to become deadened, insensible caused by obstruction in blood circulation.

(the mind, will or feelings) to become deadened or very dull.

a basin made on the ground around the bottom portion of the trunk of a tree for watering.

the act of drawing the sap from palm trees for making toddy or other intoxicating drinks.

a structure of railings held up by small posts, as on a staircase; a balustrade.

= ಮರಗಟ್ಟು2.

the tree Cochlospermum religiosum ( = Cochlospermum gossypium of Cochlospermaceae family; golden silk cotton.

the shrubby plant Cadaba indica of Capparidaceae family.

a thick growth of trees; a thick forest.

the plant Mucuna prurita ( = M. puriens) of Papilionaceae family; cat bean.