Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Kamala \Ka*ma"la\, n. (Bot.)
   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}.]