Puppha1 (nt.) [Vedic puṣpa according to Grassmann for *puṣka fr. puṣ (?) see poseti] a flower Vin ii.123; S i.204=J iii.308; Sn 2, 5; Dh 47 sq.; 377; Vism 430; SnA 78 (paduma˚); VvA 73; PvA 127; Sdhp 550. -- pupphāni (pl.) VbhA 255 (of 32 colours, in simile), 292 sq. (for Cetiya -- worship). -- adj.˚puppha in ghana˚ thick with flowers DA i.87. -- Cp. pokkharatā.

 -- âbhikiṇṇa decked with flowers Vv 6429; Pv ii.112 -- ādhāna "a ledge (on a Tope) where offerings of flowers are laid down" (Geiger, Mhvs p. 355; cp.Mhvs trsl. p. 2022) Mhvs 30, 51, 56, 60; 33, 22 Reading uncertain. -- āveḷā flower -- garland VvA 125. -- āsava wine made from flowers, flower -- liquor Jiv.117; KhA 26. -- gandha odour of flowers Dh 54; Dhs 625. -- cumbaṭaka a fl. cushion. -- chaḍḍaka a remover of (dead) flowers, a rubbish -- remover, a low occupation, including cleaning of privies & bins etc. Vin iv.6; Th 1, 620; J v.449 (=vacca -- ṭṭhāna -- sodhaka C.); Miln 331; Vism 194 (in simile). Cp.J.P.T.S. 1884, 89 and Miln trsl. ii.211. -- cchatta a parasol with flowers DhA i.110. -- dāna offering of flowers VbhA 336. -- dāma a wreath or garland of fls. J i.397; VvA 198. -- dhara bearing flowers Pv ii.124 (so read for T. ˚dada). -- pañjara a cage (ornamented) with flowers J v.365. -- paṭa a cloth (embroidered) with flowers J iv.283; DhA ii.45. -- palāsa a fl. heap DhA i.75. -- bhāṇin "speaking flowers," i. e. speaking the truth Pug 29. -- mālā garland of fls. SnA 78. -- muṭṭhi a handful of fl. Vism 432 (in simile). -- rasa (wine -- ) juice made of fls., flower -- liquor Vin i.246; taste of fls. Dhs 629. -- rāsi a heap of fls. Dh 53