Flor santa: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Flor santa in Brazil is the name of a plant defined with Xanthosoma auriculatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urospatha sagittifolia (Rudge) Schott.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Index Seminum (1868)
· Aroideae (1853)
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Partial matches: Santa.
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