Bena, Bēṇā, Beṇā: 5 definitions

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Bena means something in Marathi, 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Bena in India is the name of a plant defined with Pergularia daemia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asclepias muricata Schumach. & Thonn. (among others).

2) Bena is also identified with Vetiveria zizanioides It has the synonym Andropogon festucoides J. Presl (etc.).

3) Bena in Tanzania is also identified with Terminalia kaiseriana.

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

· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Petite Flore de l’Ouest-Africain (1954)
· Boissiera (1960)
· Cytologia (1985)
· Bulletin de l’Institut Française d’Afrique Noire (1960)
· Indian J. Med. Res. (1950)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bēṇā (बेणा).—a ind or bēṇī a or bēṇēṃ ( P Seeing) Disclosed; revealed clearly to view: become apparent or visible (as on the removal of some obstruction or covering). v paḍa. Ex. pāṇī ōhōṭalēṃ mhaṇajē khaḍaka bēṇā paḍatō; taḷa bēṇā hōītōṃ vihirīcēṃ pāṇī usapa.

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

bēṇā (बेणा) [-ṇī-ṇēṃ, -णी-णें].—a Disclosed; become visible.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Benā (बेना):—(nm) a fan.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Beṇa (ಬೆಣ):—[noun] an extent of level country, not having plants, buildings, etc.

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Bēṇa (ಬೇಣ):—[noun] an extent of level country, not having plants, buildings, etc.

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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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