Fire dragon: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Fire dragon in English is the name of a plant defined with Acalypha wilkesiana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ricinocarpus wilkesianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Kew Bulletin (1972)
· World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae. (2000)
· Fieldiana: Botany, New Series (1995)
· Meded. Dept. Landb. Ned.-Indië (1910)
· Smithsonian Contributions to Botany (1980)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
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Partial matches: Fire.
Full-text: Purvabhadrapadanakshatra, Purvabhadrapada.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Fire dragon; (plurals include: Fire dragons). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Gospel of Buddha (by Paul Carus)
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 3 - Arrangement of similar dates < [Book 2 - Later spread of the Doctrine]
Chapter 6 - Gyelwa Lhakhang (Monastery) < [Book 2 - Later spread of the Doctrine]
Chapter 8 - Later Lineages (vi): The three sons of dpyan snga dpal chen < [Book 12 - Peace-Making Lineages]