Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Ajavala in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Ocimum gratissimum from the Lamiaceae (Mint) family having the following synonyms: Ocimum suave, Ocimum viride, Ocimum viridiflorum. For the possible medicinal usage of ajavala, 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.

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

Ajavala in India is the name of a plant defined with Ocimum gratissimum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Geniosporum discolor Baker (among others).

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

· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1998)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis (1809)
· Species Plantarum
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1913)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1848)
· Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier (1903)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Ajavala, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ajavalā (अजवला).—m Black basil, Ocymum pilosum vel villosum.

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ājavaḷa (आजवळ).—n R (Commonly ājūḷa) The house of a mat. grandfather.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ājavaḷa (आजवळ).—n The house of a maternal grandfather.

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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)

Ends with: Avalajavala, Bajavala, Bhajavala, Rajavala, Sajavala, Vajavala.

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