Kamadhenu

[kah-muh-dey-noo] /ˌkɑ məˈdeɪ nu/

noun, Hindu Mythology.

a celestial cow whose milk is life, and one of whose milkings is the visible world.

Origin of Kamadhenu

< Sanskrit kāmadhenu, equivalent to kāma love + dhenu cow

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