Gangotri, Gaṅgōtrī, Gaṅgotrī, Gamgotri: 4 definitions
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Gangotri means something in Marathi, 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)
Gangotri [ગંગોત્રી] in the Gujarati language is the name of a plant identified with Cyathocline purpurea (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Kuntze from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Tanacelum purpureum, Cyathochine lyrata. For the possible medicinal usage of gangotri, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
gaṅgōtrī (गंगोत्री).—f (gaṅgā & utaraṇēṃ) The spot on which the Ganges descends (from the heavens).
gaṅgōtrī (गंगोत्री).—f The spot on which the gaṅgā de- scends from the heavens.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Kannada-English dictionary
Gaṃgōtri (ಗಂಗೋತ್ರಿ):—
1) [noun] the place where the Gaṃgā river originates; the source of Gaṃgā' river.
2) [noun] (myth.) a place in the Himalayan region, where the celestial stream was bound by Śiva in the mass of his hair.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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