Cameli, Camēlī, Camelī: 4 definitions

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Cameli means something in Marathi, Hindi, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chameli.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Cameli in India is the name of a plant defined with Jasminum arborescens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Jasminum arboreum Schult. (among others).

2) Cameli is also identified with Jasminum grandiflorum It has the synonym Jasminum officinale var. grandiflorum (L.) Stokes (etc.).

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

· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1820)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 2 (1762)
· Hortus Maurit. (1837)
· Investigatio et Studium Naturae (1992)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· Kew Bulletin (1997)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Cameli, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

camēlī (चमेली).—f An iron measure for cannon balls.

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camēlī (चमेली).—f A species of Jessamine, Jasminum grandiflorum.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Camelī (चमेली) [Also spelled chameli]:—(nf) (a kind of) jasmine (plant and its flower); —[kā tela] jasmine oil.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Camelī (चमेली):—n. jasmine;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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