Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Billi [பிலி] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Rhododendron arboreum Sm. from the Ericaceae (Blueberry) family. For the possible medicinal usage of billi, 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.

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

1) Billi in India is the name of a plant defined with Pennisetum glaucum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Setaria lutescens (Weigel) F.T. Hubb. (among others).

2) Billi is also identified with Rhododendron arboreum.

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

· Acta Biol. Cracov., Ser. Bot. (1982)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis, …
· Herbário Português (1914)
· Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. (1977)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1933)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Billi, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, have a look at these references.

context information

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

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Billī (बिल्ली):—(nf) a cat; —[kā rāstā kāṭanā, — kā rāstā kāṭa jānā], a cat to cross one’s way (taken to be an ill omen), to have an ill foreboding; —[ke gale meṃ ghaṃṭī bāṃdhanā] to bell the cat; —[ke bhāgoṃ chīṃkā ṭūṭanā] how can the cat help it if the maid be a fool ? ; a windfall to the needy; —[ke sāmane dūdha nahīṃ jamatā] a watched pot never boils; —[ko chīchaḍoṃ ke khvāba] as one’s mentality, so one’s dreams; its unfulfilled wishes that mould one’s dreams; —[ne śera paḍhāyā, billī ko khāne āyā] my foot, my tutor.

context information

...

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Billi-nandi, Billian, Billibage, Billibasari, Billidallihambu, Billiduruva, Billikalle, Billikhoja, Billili, Billilotan, Billimaram, Billimatti, Billinandi, Billion dollar grass.

Ends with: Bagalabilli, Cillibilli, Jilibilli, Kakhabilli, Kallabilli, Kirbilli, Ullibilli.

Full-text: Billi-nandi, Kaadu billi sajjabu hullu, Khisiyana, Khasiyana, Cuha, Pilli, Bhigana, Chuha, Bhigna, Billa, Beluva, Marna, Marana.

Relevant text

No search results for Billi, Billī; (plurals include: Billis, Billīs) in any book or story.