Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Alada in India is the name of a plant defined with Bombax ceiba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Salmalia malabarica (DC.) Schott & Endl. (among others).

2) Alada is also identified with Ficus benghalensis It has the synonym Ficus cotoneaefolia Vahl (etc.).

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

· Species Plantarum
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1768)
· Hortus Malabaricus
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1987)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1824)

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

alaḍa (अलड).—a (See allaḍa) Inexperienced or inexpert.

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alāḍa (अलाड).—ad On this or the near side, hither, hitherwards.

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alāda (अलाद).—sometimes alādī ad ( A Separate. ) Without hitching or catching by the way, freely, clearly of, clean--a bullet, stone &c. proceeding in its course; a man, horse &c. leaping over an object. 2 This word will be heard in most of the applications of acānaka.

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alāda (अलाद).—f A term at cards.

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

alaḍa (अलड).—a Inexperienced or inexpert. Inno- cently frisky or frolicsome.

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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: Alada mara, Aladakki, Aladakkitana, Alatacakkaram, Alatam, Alataran, Alatatai.

Ends with (+63): Akalajalada, Akamdajalada, Ambehalada, Analada, Angamalada, Apalada, Apavargaphalada, Aphalada, Apushpaphalada, Aradalada, Avalada, Balada, Bhikaralada, Bhogaphalada, Bilikancivalada, Byalada, Chikkhalada, Daddalada, Dagadi Halada, Dakartalada.

Full-text: Alada mara, Alyada, Allada, Ajata, Ala, Adhara.

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