Alternative spellings of this word include Chauhara.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Cauhara in India is the name of a plant defined with Artemisia cina in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Seriphidium cinum (Berg ex Poljakov) Poljakov.

2) Cauhara is also identified with Artemisia maritima It has the synonym Seriphidium maritimum (L.) Poljakov (etc.).

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

· Lineamenta Florae Manshuricae (1939)
· Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica (1984)
· Vestnik Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi SSR (1961)
· The Flora of British India (1891)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Rossica (1833)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cauhāra (चौहार):—m. a kind of dill, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Cauhara in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Cauharā (चौहरा):—(a) fourfold; quadruplicate; ~[nā] to make fourfold

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Cauhāra (चौहार) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Caturāhāra.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Full-text: Caturahara.

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