Chiao: 1 definition
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Chiao 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Chiao in Zimbabwe is the name of a plant defined with Gnidia kraussiana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lasiosiphon kerstingii H. Pearson (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Exploration Botanique de l’Afrique Occidentale Française (1920)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1910)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1894)
· Plantae tinneanae (1867)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1911)
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Chiao i, Chiao piao.
Ends with: Hua chiao, I chiao, Lien chiao.
Full-text: Chiao i, Chiao piao, Lien chiao, I chiao, Ku chiao mai, Hua chiao.
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