Defn: The Hindoo Cupid. He is represented as a beautiful youth, with a bow of sugar cane or flowers.
KAMALA
Ka*ma"la, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm. [Written also kameela.]
KAME
Kame, n.
Defn: A low ridge. [Scot.] See Eschar.
KAMI
Ka"mi, n. pl. Etym: [Japanese.]
Defn: A title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes still represented by the mikado.
KAMICHI
Ka"mi*chi, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A curious South American bird (Anhima, or Palamedea, cornuta), often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in anatomical characters to the ducks and geese (Anseres). Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied also to the chaja. See Chaja, and Screamer.
KAMPTULICON
Kamp*tu"li*con, n. Etym: [Gr.