Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Honal [ಹೊನಾಲ್] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Terminalia paniculata Roth from the Combretaceae (Rangoon creeper) family having the following synonyms: Pentaptera paniculata. For the possible medicinal usage of honal, 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.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Honal in India is the name of a plant defined with Terminalia paniculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (1821)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Honal, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Honal (ಹೊನಲ್):—[noun] = ಹೊನಲು [honalu].

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Honāl (ಹೊನಾಲ್):—[noun] the larged-sized, deciduous tree Terminalia paniculata of Combretaceae family.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Honalelu, Honaleru, Honalidu, Honalu, Honaluvari.

Ends with: Kahonal.

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