kamalam

== English == === Etymology === From Sanskrit कमलम् (kamalam), from कमल (kamala, “lotus”). Coined by the government of Gujarat, from looking like a lotus blossom, since they did not like the term dragon fruit. === Noun === kamalam (plural kamalams) (India, South Asia, Gujarat) Synonym of dragonfruit, pitaya, pitahaya (a fruit) === References ===