*There is indeed the Marathi word bel (Skt. bela-) referring to the *specific tree whose leaves are offered to Shiva, i.e. belapatra, and whose *fruit are supposed to have medicinal properties. But this obviously is *different from anything like jasmine. * Madhav Deshpande I think Marathi bela- is called in Tamil as 'vilvam'. /Selvaa