Fer, Fèr: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Fer means something in Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Ambiguity: Although Fer has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Phera.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Fer in Senegal is the name of a plant defined with Spathodea campanulata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bignonia tulipifera Thonn. (among others).
2) Fer is also identified with Stereospermum kunthianum.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Naturvidenskabelige og Mathematiske Afhandlinger (1829)
· Flore d’Oware et de Benin en Afrique. (1805)
· Linnaea (1832)
· Phytotherapy Research (1990)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1983)
· Planta Medica (1988)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Fer, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryFer in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a detour, circuitous route; turn/turning; curvature; ambiguity; complication; ~[phara/badala] modification, alteration; —[khana] to (have to) make a detour; —[dena] to return; —[padana] to get complicated; a complication to arise; to make a difference; —[mem padana] to be involved in a complication; to suffer a loss; —[mem padana, ninyanave ke] to be unseemly crazy to amass wealth; to get embroiled in an unseemly activity for material gains; to be involved in a predicament of one’s own making..—fer (फेर) is alternatively transliterated as Phera.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+31): Fera, Ferdu basso, Feren, Feretia apodanthera, Ferewe, Fergamye, Feri, Feri-go, Ferimi, Feriyanuya, Ferkai, Fermented rice spice, Fern, Fern asparagus, Fern gale, Fern masala, Fern tree, Fern-leaf aralia, Fern-leaf geranium, Fern-leaf polyscias.
Ends with (+2): Afer, Alysicarpus monilifer, Amorphophallus bulbifer, Amorphophallus margaritifer, Astragalus gummifer, Bois de fer, Borassus flabellifer, Costus afer, Croton ciliatoglandulifer, Engelbert Kaempfer, Herfer, Impatiens siculifer, Inocarpus fagifer, Nilufer, Ophiocaulon gummifer, Pandanus odorifer, Pothos pilulifer, Rubus antennifer, Sarcanthus insectifer, Taxillus umbellifer.
Full-text: Bois de fer, Dayaka, Doyi, Subhara, Dantapura, Bhajana, Phera.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Fer, Fèr; (plurals include: Fers, Fèrs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter VIII - Description of the mode of worshipping Vishnu < [Agastya Samhita]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter II - Maudgalyāyana’s visits to hell < [Volume I]
Chapter II-a - Sermon on the Hells (naraka) < [Volume I]
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Chapter 7b - Kanara ne Reesamne < [Part 2 - Sorathi Baharvatiya]
Chapter 37 - Bapu Bhalalo < [Part 5 - Rang Chee Barot]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Saṃśraya (seeking protection) < [Chapter 3 - Six fold policies of a king (Ṣāḍguṇya)]
A fragment of the Babylonian 'Dibbara' epic (by Morris Jastrow)