Ambiguity: Although Lashkar has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Lashakara.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Laskar in India is the name of a plant defined with Delphinium brunonianum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Illustrations of the Botany
· Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the natural history of the Himalayan Mountains
· Flora of Cashmere. (1839)
· Cytologia (1981)
· Royle, John Forbes (1798–1858), (1798)
· of the Himalayan Mountains (1834)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Laskar, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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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 dictionary

Lashkar in Hindi refers in English to:—[=लशक(श्क)/र] (nm) cantonment, encampment (of army); host, irregular army; ~[ri] pertaining to army; •[boli] the hotchpotch language of soldiers..—lashkar (लशकर) is alternatively transliterated as Laśakara.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Laṣkar (ಲಷ್ಕರ್):—[adjective] = ಲಷ್ಕರಿ [lashkari]1.

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Laṣkar (ಲಷ್ಕರ್):—[noun] = ಲಷ್ಕರಿ [lashkari]2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Laṣkar (லஷ்கர்) noun < Persn. laṣkar. Army; படை. [padai.] (C. G.)

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Laskar (லஸ்கர்) noun < English lascar.

1. Lascar, sailor; மாலுமிசாஸ்திரச் சுருக்கம் [malumisasthiras surukkam]

2. Labourer, tent-pitcher, peon (R. F.); சேவகன் முதலிய வேலையாள். [sevagan muthaliya velaiyal.] (C. G.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Lashkara, Lashkaragiri, Lashkari, Lashkarishasana, Lashkaru.

Full-text: Lashakara.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Lashkar, Laṣkar, Laskar; (plurals include: Lashkars, Laṣkars, Laskars). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Indian Medicinal Plants (by Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar)

11. Delphinium brunoinanum, Royle. < [Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)]

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Triveni Journal

The Disease < [July – September, 2008]

The Political Scene < [July – September, 1999]

Reviews < [January – March, 1986]

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