Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Abai [अबई] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family. For the possible medicinal usage of abai, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

abaī (अबई).—f A flower-tree and flower. Linumtrigynum. Grah. 2 A plant bearing an esculent pod; called also bramhī & kharasāmbaḷī.

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ābaī (आबई).—See under अ.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Abaiba, Abais.

Ends with (+13): Ajabai, Akabai, Amai-babai, An derabai, Asabai, Asle-labai, Assabai, Babai, Bhukadabai, Budabhabai, Cabai, Dabai, Engkarabai, Kabai, Kabaikabai, Kanuni-karabai, Korengdabai, Labai, Lutodabai, Mansabai.

Full-text: Abais, Sagar-abai, Khadasambala.

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