Callari, Callāri: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Callari in India is the name of a plant defined with Apium graveolens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sison ruta Burm.f. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Fl. Cambodge Laos Vietnam (1967)
· La Kromosomo
· Taxon (1992)
· Flora Carniolica (1772)
· Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou (1916)

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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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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Callari in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Callari (சல்லரி) [callarital] 11 transitive verb probably from சல்லி² [salli²] + அரி-. [ari-.] To hack, cut to pieces; துண்டு துண்டாக நறுக்குதல். [thundu thundaga narukkuthal.] (J.)

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Callari (சல்லரி) noun < jhallarī.

1. Drum; பறைப்பொழுது. (திவா.) [paraippozhuthu. (thiva.)]

2. A kind of drum; திமி லைப்பறை. சல்லரி யியாழ்முழவம் [thimi laipparai. sallari yiyazhmuzhavam] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 89, 2).

3. Large cymbal; கைத்தாளம். [kaithalam.] (W.)

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Callari (சல்லரி) noun < English Celery, small shrub, Apium graveolens; பூடுவகை. [puduvagai.] (M. M. 404.)

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Callāri (சல்லாரி) noun probably from சல்லாலி. [sallali.]

1. Cloth of loose texture; அலசற் சீலை. [alasar silai.] Local usage

2. Worthless person; பயனற்றவன். [payanarravan.]

3. A person with clownish dress; வேஷக்காரன். [veshakkaran.] Local usage

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Callāri (சல்லாரி) noun See சல்லரி² [sallari²], 3. (W.)

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Callāri (சல்லாரி) noun A tree, hartwigia; மரவகை. [maravagai.] (W.)

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