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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)South in English is the name of a plant defined with Nerium oleander in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nerion oleandrum St.-Lag. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1955)
· Brain Res.
· Flore Françoise (Lamarck) (1779)
· Bot. Cult., ed. 2 (1811)
· Nerium (1768)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding South, for example chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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.
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Ends with: Vine-that-ate-the-south.
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Search found 318 books and stories containing South; (plurals include: Souths). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Sanctions Against South Africa: A Critique < [May 1949]
India and South Africa < [October 1950]
Ancient South Indian Commerce < [November 1939]
Vietnamese Buddhist Art (by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh)
6. Avalokitesvara images in Indonesia < [Chapter 3 - Unifying factors of the Avalokitesvara Images in South Vietnam and South East Asia]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Appendix: List of Temples of Pallava Period
Food habits (during the Pallava period) < [Chapter 4 - Material Culture of the People]
Professional groups < [Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 143 - Mode of worship of Goddess Kubjikā
Chapter 142 - Description of medicinal incantations (mantra-oṣadha)
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
6. Allocation of the Śālās < [Chapter 3 - Prākāra Lakṣaṇa]
9. Dwellings outside the Prākāras < [Chapter 3 - Prākāra Lakṣaṇa]
7. Favourable Directions for Installing the Śiva Mūrtis < [Chapter 3 - Prākāra Lakṣaṇa]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
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