amalaka


a·ma·la·ka

A5246850 (ä′mə-lə-kə)n. A vertically grooved, disklike structure crowning the main tower of a Hindu temple in northern Indian temple design.
[Sanskrit āmalakaḥ, fruit of the Indian gooseberry (the structure being so called from its resemblance to the fruit); akin to amalā, Indian gooseberry tree, of unknown origin.]