Jak fruit: 1 definition
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Jak fruit 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Jak fruit in English is the name of a plant defined with Artocarpus heterophyllus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Artocarpus heterophylla Lam. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Interpr. Rumphius Herbarium Amboinenese (1917)
· Supplementum Plantarum Systematis Vegetabilium Editionis Decimae Tertiae (1782)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1789)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Jak fruit, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Minja.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Jak fruit; (plurals include: Jak fruits). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 38 - The Monkey And The Weaver-bird < [Part II (a) - Stories told of or by the Lower Castes]
Story 1 - The Making Of The Great Earth < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
The Eighteen Faults of a Monastery < [Chapter IV - The Earth Kasiṇa (Pathavī-kasiṇa-niddesa)]