Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bhoti in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Kydia calycina Roxb. from the Malvaceae (Mallow) family. For the possible medicinal usage of bhoti, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Bhoti in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Cordia macleodii (Griff.) Hook.f. & Thomson from the Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Hemigymnia macleodii, Lithocardium macleodii, Gerascanthus macleodii.

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

1) Bhoti in India is the name of a plant defined with Cordia macleodii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cordia macleodii Hook.f. & Thomson (among others).

2) Bhoti is also identified with Kydia calycina It has the synonym Kydia fraterna Roxb. (etc.).

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

· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis (1844)
· Taxon (1980)
· Acta Bot. Hung. (1988)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1819)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1858)

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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

bhoti : (voc. sing.) Dear Madam.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Bhoti, f. of bhavant (q. v.) DhA. III, 194. (Page 511)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Bhoti (भोति).—= Sanskrit bhavati (MIndic o for ava, see § 1.29 and Chap. 43, s.v. bhū 2).

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Bhoṭī (भोटी):—n. a species of black fish;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Bhu, A, I, Bhavanta, Shi, Ci, Ti.

Starts with: Bhotia chai, Bhotia-chanduk, Bhotia-ladara, Bhotia-ponkar, Bhotim, Bhotinoi, Bhotiya, Bhotiya dal, Bhotiya-badam, Bhotiya-chi, Bhotiyakoshi.

Full-text (+18): Bhavati, Adhibhavati, Pabhavati, Abhibhavati, Paccanubhoti, Anubhavati, Paccanubhavati, Missibhavati, Atibhoti, Ajjhobhavati, Abhisambhavati, Avibhavati, Ajjhabhavati, Vibhavati, Addhabhavati, Bhotim, Vicikitsaka, Rajasvara, Kathamkara, Bhavant.

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