Chapay, Chāpay: 1 definition
Introduction:
Chapay means something in 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 Chapay has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Capay. It further has the optional forms Chāpay.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Chapay in Belize is the name of a plant defined with Astrocaryum mexicanum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bactris cohune S. Watson (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanical Magazine (1854)
· Historia Naturalis Palmarum (1853)
· Primitiae Florae Essequeboensis (1818)
· Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1886)
· Introductio ad Historiam Naturalem (1777)
· Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem (1934)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Chapay, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Chapayajna, Chapayisu, Chapayoga.
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