Atitara, Atitarā: 4 definitions

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Atitara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Atitara in South and Central America is the name of a plant defined with Desmoncus orthacanthos in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Atitara costaricensis Kuntze (among others).

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

· Gentes Herbarum (1947)
· Caldasia (1943)
· Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem
· Historia Naturalis Palmarum (1824)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1934)
· Flora of the British West Indian Islands (1864)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[Sanskrit to German]

Atitara in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Atitāra (ಅತಿತಾರ):—[noun] (mus.) the octave above the three normal ones.

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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.

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