Paṇṇaka
Paṇṇaka,[paṇṇa+ka] 1.green leaves (collectively),vegetable,greens J.VI,24 (kāra° vegetable as homage or oblation); Pv III,33 (paṅko paṇṇako ca,expld as “kaddamo vā udakacchikkhalo vā” PvA.189,but evidently misunderstood for “withered leaves”); PvA.256 (tiṇakaṭṭha-paṇṇaka-sala,is reading correct?).-- 2.N.of a water plant,most likely a kind of fern (see Kern,Toev.II.16 q.v.).Often combd with sevāla (Blyxa Octandra),e.g.at J.II,324; V,37.-- The spelling is also paṇaka,even more frequent than paṇṇaka and also combd with sevāla,e.g.Vin.III,177 (in combn saṅkha --sevāla°,where Bdhgh explains “saṅkho ti dīghamūlako paṇṇasevālo vuccati,sevālo ti nīlasevālo,avaseso udaka-pappaṭaka-nīla-bījak’ādi sabbo ‘ti paṇako ti saṅkhaṁ gacchati”); S.V,122; A.III,187,232,235; J.IV,71 (sevāla°); Miln.35 (saṅkha-sevāla-p.which the Manor-pūṛ explns by udaka-pappaṭaka,and also as “nīlamaṇḍūkapiṭṭhivaṇṇena udakapiṭṭhiṁ chādetvā nibattapaṇakaṁ” see Trenckner,Miln.421 and cp.Miln.trsln I.302),210 (suvaṇṇa°),401 (cakkavāko sevāla paṇaka-bhakkho); KhA 61 (sevāla°; cp.Schubring’s kalpasūtra p.46 sq.).-- 3.(see paṇṇa 2) a written leaf,a ticket DhsA.110.(Page 404)