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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ararat in East Africa is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis procera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Madorius procerus Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Autonomic & Autacoid Pharmacology (2007)
· Les Figures des Plantes et Animaux d'Usage en Medecine (1764)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1903)
· The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. (1985)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Ararat; (plurals include: Ararats). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria (by Lewis Spence)
Babylonian Religion and Mythology (by Leonard William King)
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter CVI - The talisman of the king’s marriage with a chandala maiden < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 24 - The Fish Incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu < [Book 8 - Eighth Skandha]
The Chaldean account of Genesis (by George Smith)
From under the Dust of Ages (by William St. Chad Boscawen)