Basna, Bāsnā: 2 definitions
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Basna means something in Hindi, 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.
Ambiguity: Although Basna has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Basana.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Basna in India is the name of a plant defined with Sesbania grandiflora in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos arborescens G. Don (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum
· Journal de Botanique, Appliquée à l’Agriculture, à la Pharmacie, à la Médecine et aux Arts (1813)
· Species Plantarum.
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1997)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
· Cell Chromosome Res. (1992)
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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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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBasna in Hindi refers in English to:—(v) to settle (down); to inhabit; to stay; to live; to be situated/located (as a town, village, etc.); to be imbued with (a scent etc.); (nm) see [vasana;]; see [boriya-basana]..—basna (बसना) is alternatively transliterated as Basanā.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Basnadaar, Basnadara, Basnanvita, Basnayake-nilame.
Full-text: Basana.
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