Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Arasi in India is the name of a plant defined with Thespesia populnea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hibiscus populifolius Salisb. (among others).

2) Arasi in Philippines is also identified with Leucosyke capitellata It has the synonym Missiessya fagifolia Gaudich. (etc.).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1999)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Enumeratio Methodica Plantarum (1759)
· Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research (1990)
· Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1944)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Arasi, for example diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, 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

araśī (अरशी) [or सी, sī].—f ( H) A small lookingglass. 2 Spectacles.

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

araśī (अरशी) [-sī, -सी].—f A small looking-glass. Spectacles.

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ārasī (आरसी).—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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ārasī (आरसी) [Also spelled arsi]:—(nf) a mirror, looking glass.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Araśi (ಅರಶಿ):—[noun] the plant Thespesia populnea ( = Hibiscus populnea) of Malvaceae family; Indian Tulip).

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Arasi (ಅರಸಿ):—

1) [noun] the female ruler of a kingdom.

2) [noun] a mistress of a big family.

3) [noun] the wife of a king.

4) [noun] a wife, in gen.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Arashina, Arashisi.

Ends with (+90): Abhavasvabhavarashi, Alarashi, Allarashi, Amerika-yama-narashi, Anantarashi, Ankarashi, Aranyarashi, Artharashi, Astarashi, Avitatharashi, Avyaktarashi, Ayarashi, Barashi, Baravarashi Solavarashi, Bevarashi, Bhasmarashi, Bhasurahemarashi, Bhinnarashi, Bhutarashi, Brahmarashi.

Full-text (+8): Pande arasi chedy, Makishi, Maraci, Irayani, Valvaraci, Arshi, Paranirupar, Antappuram, Iraimaiyatti, Ullankai, Komakal, Piratanan, Yakapari, Mahamahishi, Kataipo, Irani, Pavalakkoti, Cetakam, Noril, Koku.

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