Bontha, Bōṇṭhā, Boṇṭhā: 3 definitions

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Bontha means something in Marathi, 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)

Bontha in India is the name of a plant defined with Getonia floribunda in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calycopteris nutans var. roxburghii Kurz (among others).

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

· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Biochem. J. (1964)
· Phytochemistry (2004)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1798)
· Current Science (1975)

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

bōṇṭhā (बोंठा).—a (Or buṇṭhā) Reduced to a stump.

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bōntha (बोंथ).—f A cloth thrown over the head and body as a cloak. v ghē, māra. 2 An artist's brush or pencil.

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

bōnthā (बोंथा).—a Blunt, dull. bōnthaviṇēṃ v t Blunt.

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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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