Ceylon cedar: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ceylon cedar in English is the name of a plant defined with Melia azedarach in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Azedaraca amena Raf. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1831)
· Monadelphis Classis Dissertationes (1789)
· Botanical Magazine (1904)
· Prodr. (Swartz) (1788)
· Phytotherapy Research (2003)
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