Biology (plants and animals)

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

Anavu in India is the name of a plant defined with Haldina cordifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nauclea sterculiifolia A. Rich. ex DC.) (Adina Salisb., from the Greek adinos ‘clustered, plentiful, crowded’, referring to the clustered flowers. (among others).

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

· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· Forest Fl. N.W. India (1874)
· Genera Plantarum (1873)
· The Paradisus Londinensis (1807)
· Blumea (1978)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Anavu, for example health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, 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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aṇavu (ಅಣವು):—

1) [noun] (dial.) a thing that blocks the passage of a liquid; a stopper; a plug.

2) [noun] name of a particular kind of tree.

3) [noun] (dial.) the condition of the soil becoming hardened after the seeds are sown.

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Ānavu (ಆನವು):—[noun] the plant Nauclea missionis of Rubiaceae family.

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Ānāvu (ಆನಾವು):—[noun] the tree Adina cardifolia of Rubiaceae family; saffron teak.

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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

Aṇavu (அணவு) [aṇavutal] 5 transitive verb < அண்ணு-. [annu-.]

1. To go near, approach. come close to; அணுகுதல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [anuguthal. (sudamaninigandu)]

2. To embrace; புல்லுதல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [pulluthal. (sudamaninigandu)]

3. To stick to, adhere to; ஒட்டுதல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ottuthal. (pingalagandu)] — intransitive verb < அண். [an.] To go upward, ascend; மேல் நோக்கிச் செல்லுதல். அந்தர வகடுதொட் டணவு நீள் புகழ் [mel nokkis selluthal. anthara vagaduthod danavu nil pugazh] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1239)

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Aṇavu (அணவு) noun < அண்ணு- [annu-] Middle; நடு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [nadu. (pingalagandu)]

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Aṇāvu (அணாவு) [aṇāvutal] 5 v.transitive < அணவு-. [anavu-.] To approach; கிட்டுதல். அருக்கன் மண்டலத் தணாவு மந் தணாரூர் [kittuthal. arukkan mandalath thanavu man thanarur] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 693, 1).

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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: Anavuttha, Anavutthi.

Ends with (+3): Acanavu, Banavu, Canavu, Cikkanavu, Danavu, Hanavu, Kanavu, Kolvanavu, Kotuppanavu, Manavu, Mettanavu, Murranavu, Nanavu, Palippanavu, Panavu, Patippanavu, Payanavu, Sanavu, Tanavu, Tinnanavu.

Full-text: Anaval, Anava, Kuranam, Antanan, Ampanam.

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