Alternative spellings of this word include Chhalata.

Ambiguity: Although Chalata has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Calata. It further has the optional forms Chala-ta, Chala-tā and Chalatā.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Chalata in the Bengali language is the name of a plant identified with Garcinia xanthochymus Hook.f. ex T.Anderson from the Clusiaceae (Garcinia) family having the following synonyms: Garcinia pictoria, Garcinia tinctoria. For the possible medicinal usage of chalata, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Chalata in India is the name of a plant defined with Garcinia xanthochymus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Xanthochymus pictorius Roxb.) (Greek xanthos ‘yellow’ and chymos ‘juice’. (among others).

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

· The Flora of British India (1874)
· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1980)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1980)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1805)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Chalatā (छलता):—[=chala-tā] [from chala > chal] f. deception, [Horace H. Wilson]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Chala, Cala, Ta.

Starts with: Chalatanka.

Ends with: Chanchalata.

Full-text: Chala.

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