Puppha2 (nt.) [cp. Class. Sk. puṣpa "les fleurs" in strī˚ the menses Am. Kośa 3, 4, 30, 233 and Mārk. Pur. 51, 42. Similarly phala is used in the sense of "menstruation": see BR s. v. phala 12] blood: see pupphaka & pupphavatī. With ref. to the menses at J v.331.