Cruz: 1 definition
Introduction:
Cruz 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Cruz in Latin America is the name of a plant defined with Crescentia alata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Otophora paradoxa Blume (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plantae Nouae [sic] Hispaniae (1889)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1868)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1818)
· Catálogo de nombres vulgares y científicos de plantas mexicanas.
If you are looking for specific details regarding Cruz, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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: Cruzecilla.
Ends with: Hoja-cruz, Palo de cruz, Palo de la cruz.
Full-text (+5): Hoja-cruz, Palo de la cruz, Palo de cruz, Kuricu, Kurucu, Mimosa verrucosa, Aspidosperma vargasii, Prosopis ruscifolia, Swartzia langsdorffii, Aspidosperma parvifolium, Aspidosperma desmanthum, Stylosanthes scabra, Maquira sclerophylla, Callisia gracilis, Enterolobium contortisiliquum, Aspidosperma album, Hymenaea courbaril, Atalantia monophylla, Mimosa somnians, Neptunia plena.
Relevant text
Search found 3 books and stories containing Cruz; (plurals include: Cruzes). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Part 20 - Tikopia Island < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
Part 17 - Melanesia < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
California < [July – September, 2005]
Manjula Padmanabhan’s Lights Out: A Critique < [October – December, 2007]
The Hope That Died < [July – September, 2002]
A Short history of Lanka (by Humphry William Codrington)