Half: 2 definitions
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Half means something in 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Half in India is the name of a plant defined with Lepidium sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Crucifera nasturtium E.H.L. Krause (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Research Bulletin (1976)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1981)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (1982)
· Acta Facultatis Rerum Naturalium Universitatis Comenianae, Botanica (1986)
· Deutschlands Flora, Abtheilung II, Cryptogamie (1902)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Half, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryHalf is another spelling for हाफ [hāpha].—adj. half;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Half men, Half-closed, Half-horse, Half-human, Half-moon, Half-moon loco, Half-open, Half-serpent, Half-sleeve, Halfa, Halfa grass, Halfmoon milkvetch.
Full-text (+4109): Ardha, Ardhoardha, Parardha, Candrardha, Uttarardha, Ardhacandra, Ardhardha, Ardhanga, Ardhanarisha, Nimenima, Ardhabhaj, Shuklapaksha, Purvardha, Ardhodita, Aparardha, Mukulita, Ardhanarishvara, Padardha, Samipita, Akshayatritiya.
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Search found 404 books and stories containing Half; (plurals include: Halves). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
Stylised Form of the Frames of the Niches < [Chapter 4]
Drum slabs at at Ratnagiri < [Chapter 4]
Minor Structural Stupas at Ratnagiri < [Chapter 4]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1.32 < [Section XVIII - Creation of the Male and the Female]
Verse 1.13 < [Section VIII - Creation of Heaven and Earth]
Verse 5.62 < [Section IX - Other forms of Impurity]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 9: Beginning of nudity < [Chapter III - Mahāvīra’s first six years as an ascetic]
Part 5: Incarnation as Megharatha (continued) < [Chapter IV - Tenth incarnation as Megharatha]
Part 31: Description of Nandīśvara < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
Skanda Sashti < [Chapter 6]
Navaratri < [Chapter 6]
Avani (Vinayaka Chaturti) (August - September) < [Chapter 6]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 331 - Metres of different kinds
Chapter 343 - Definition of the embellishment of words (śabda-alaṅkāra)
Chapter 55 - The characteristics of the pedestal (piṇḍikā-lakṣaṇa)
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 3.34 - The regions and mountains in the nearest half of Puṣkaradvīpa < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Verse 3.27 - The rise (regeneration) and fall (degeneration) < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Verse 4.28 - The lifetimes of the deva < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
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