Bilasi, Bilāsī: 2 definitions

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Bilasi 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Bilasi in India is the name of a plant defined with Crateva nurvala in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Crateva religiosa var. nurvala (Buch.-Ham.) Hook. f. & Thomson (among others).

2) Bilasi is also identified with Crateva religiosa It has the synonym Crataeva adansonii DC. (etc.).

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

· Illustrations de la Flore de l’Archipel Indien (1870)
· Gen. Index to Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1867)
· Beskrivelse af Guineeiske planter (1827)
· Biol. Journal of the Linnean Society (1970)
· Dissertatio … De Plantis Esculentis Insularum Oceani Australis (1786)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1827)

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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 dictionary

Bilāsī (बिलासी):—(a) see [vilāsī].

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