Jantuphala, Jantu-phala, Jamtuphala: 8 definitions
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Jantuphala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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)Jantuphala in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus racemosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Covellia glomerata (Roxburgh) Miquel (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1946)
· London Journal of Botany (1848)
· Species Plantarum
· Biotropica (2006)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Jantuphala, for example health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJantuphala (जन्तुफल).—the Udumbara tree.
Derivable forms: jantuphalaḥ (जन्तुफलः).
Jantuphala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jantu and phala (फल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJantuphala (जन्तुफल).—m.
(-laḥ) Glomerous fig tree, (Ficus glomerata.) E. jantu an animal, and phala a leaf; its leaves swarm with insects. jantavaḥ phale asya . uḍambare .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJantuphala (जन्तुफल):—[=jantu-phala] [from jantu > janīya] m. Ficus glomerata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJantuphala (जन्तुफल):—[jantu-phala] (laḥ) 1. m. Glomerous figtree, (Ficus glomerata.)
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJaṃtuphala (ಜಂತುಫಲ):—
1) [noun] the ficus tree Ficus racemosa (= F. glomerata) of Moraceae family; fig tree.
2) [noun] its fruit; cluster fig.
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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