Ghaghara, Ghāgharā: 3 definitions
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Ghaghara means something in Marathi, Hindi, 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)Ghaghara in India is the name of a plant defined with Apluda mutica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calamina humilis J. Presl (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Bengalensis, or a catalogue … (1814)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1889)
· Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, Zweite Auflage (1945)
· Reliquiae Haenkeanae (1830)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Observationes Botanicae (1789)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ghaghara, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryghāgharā (घाघरा).—m Usually and preferably ghāgarā.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryGhāgharā (घाघरा):—(nm) a petticoat; skirt from waist to ankle.
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