In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bili [બિલી] in the Gujarati language is the name of a plant identified with Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa from the Rutaceae (Lemon) family having the following synonyms: Crateva marmelos, Aegle marmelos var. mahurensis. For the possible medicinal usage of bili, 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.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Bili in India is the name of a plant defined with Aegle marmelos in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Feronia pellucida Roth (among others).

2) Bili is also identified with Raphanus sativus It has the synonym Raphanus niger Miller (etc.).

3) Bili is also identified with Rhododendron arboreum.

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

· Breeding Science (1997)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1800)
· Catalogus Seminum et Sporarum in Horto Botanico Universitatis Imperialis Tokyoensis per annos 1915 et 1916 … Imperialis Tokyoensis (1915)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1912)
· Flora von Nieder-Österreich (1892)
· Taxon (1982)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bili (ಬಿಲಿ):—[noun] = ಬಿಲ್ [bil]1.

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Biḷi (ಬಿಳಿ):—[verb] to come to an end; to be terminated; to end up.

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Biḷi (ಬಿಳಿ):—[adjective] of the color of pure snow; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light; white.

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Biḷi (ಬಿಳಿ):—[noun] white colour.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+292): Bili abhraangu, Bili aekka, Bili aekkada gida, Bili aluthigade, Bili atthi, Bili baage, Bili baragu, Bili beete, Bili bhuthala, Bili booruga, Bili budlige, Bili challe, Bili cheenee kanigalu, Bili cheeni kanigalu, Bili chitra mool, Bili daeva kanigalu, Bili daevadaari, Bili ekkada gida, Bili gadde, Bili gandha.

Ends with (+19): Bhutambili, Bobbili, Bobili, Bubili, Diabili, Galabili, Galibili, Gbagbili, Gilibili, Ilambili, Inkunzimbili, Jibili, Jilibili, Kachu bili, Kalabili, Kalilambili, Kambili, Kanbili, Kappubobbili, Khaj-kabili.

Full-text (+87): Bili mara, Bili bhuthala, Bili atthi, Bili garuda paathaala, Bili nekki, Bili baragu, Bili goni, Bili punarnava, Bili kanchuvaala, Neeru bili gedde hambu, Bili booruga, Bili matti, Bili uppi gida, Bili aluthigade, Bili beete, Bili daeva kanigalu, Bili hoovinia lakki mara, Bili abhraangu, Bili nekkera, Bili ubbina.

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