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Definition[1]

kaṇavīra : [m.] the oleander.

Source
A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]
Definition[2]

Kaṇavīra [Sk. karavīra] Nerium odorum, oleander, the flower of which is frequently used in the garland worn by criminals when led to the place of execution (cp. Rouse, J. trsl. iv.119 and Mṛcchakaṭika X. beginning: diṇṇa -- kalavīla -- dāme. See also under kaṇṭha) Vism 183 (n); DhsA 317; SnA 283; VvA 177; cp. next.

Source
Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede,
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