Chameli: 4 definitions

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Chameli means something in 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.

Ambiguity: Although Chameli has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Cameli.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Chameli [चमेली] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Jasminum officinale L. from the Oleaceae (Jasmine) family. For the possible medicinal usage of chameli, 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.

Chameli [চামেলি] in the Bengali language is the name of a plant identified with Jasminum multiflorum (Burm.f.) Andrews from the Oleaceae (Jasmine) family having the following synonyms: Jasminum pubescens, Jasminum gracillimum, Mogorium multiflorum.

Chameli [चमेली] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Jasminum grandiflorum L. from the Oleaceae (Jasmine) family having the following synonyms: Jasminum officinale var. grandiflorum.

Chameli in the Marathi language, ibid. previous identification.

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

1) Chameli in India is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia foveolata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Piliostigma foveolatum (Dalzell) Thoth. (among others).

2) Chameli is also identified with Jasminum arborescens It has the synonym Jasminum arboreum Schult. (etc.).

3) Chameli is also identified with Jasminum auriculatum.

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

5) Chameli is also identified with Jasminum humile.

6) Chameli is also identified with Jasminum multiflorum It has the synonym Nyctanthes multiflora Burm. f. (etc.).

7) Chameli is also identified with Jasminum officinale It has the synonym Jasminum officinale f. aureovariegatum (Weston) Rehder (etc.).

8) Chameli is also identified with Plumeria rubra It has the synonym Plumeria acutifolia var. gasparrini A. DC. (etc.).

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

· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1989)
· Hortus Maurit. (1837)
· Journal of Tree Sciences (1987)
· Observationes Botanicae (1788)
· Bot. Comment. (1830)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Chameli in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) (a kind of) jasmine (plant and its flower); —[ka tela] jasmine oil..—chameli (चमेली) is alternatively transliterated as Camelī.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Chameli is another spelling for चमेली [camelī].—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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