一切經音義 22.102

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拘蘇摩花 (Kusuma flower): This name has both general and specific senses. Generally, all flowers of herbs and trees are called *kusuma*. Specifically, there is one flower uniquely called *kusuma*, whose size is like a coin, its color very bright white, formed by a gathering of numerous fine, round petals, resembling the white chrysanthemum of this land.