Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Butale in India is the name of a plant defined with Givotia moluccana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Croton moluccanus L. (among others).

2) Butale is also identified with Grewia tiliaefolia It has the synonym Grewia tiliifolia Vahl, nom. illeg. (etc.).

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

· Kew Bulletin (1991)
· Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. (1852)
· Symbolae Botanicae (Vahl) (1790)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Journal of Tree Sciences (1982)
· Taxon (1975)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Būtāḷe (ಬೂತಾಳೆ):—[noun] any of several plants (genus Agave) of the agave family, grown as a fence plant, which yields fiber used in making rope; agave.

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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.

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