The Sanskrit term Dṛḍhaphala can be transliterated into English as Drdhaphala or Dridhaphala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Drdhaphala in India is the name of a plant defined with Cocos nucifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calappa nucifera Kuntze (among others).

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

· Palma (1768)
· Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2005)
· Not. Pl. Asiat. (1851)
· Botanica Acta (1997)
· Res. Microbiol. (2004)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Drdhaphala, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dṛḍhaphala (दृढफल).—the cocoanut tree.

Derivable forms: dṛḍhaphalaḥ (दृढफलः).

Dṛḍhaphala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dṛḍha and phala (फल). See also (synonyms): dṛḍhanīra.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dṛḍhaphala (दृढफल).—m.

(-laḥ) The cocoanut. E. dṛḍha hard, and phala fruit.

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

Dṛḍhaphala (दृढफल):—[=dṛḍha-phala] [from dṛḍha > dṛh] m. ‘having hard fruit’, the cocoa-nut tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dṛḍhaphala (दृढफल):—[dṛḍha-phala] (laḥ) 1. m. The cocoanut.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dridhaphala in German

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Partial matches: Dridha, Phala.

Full-text: Tirutalam, Tirutapalam, Dridhanira.

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