Kapashi, Kāpaśī: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Kapashi means something in Marathi, 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)1) Kapasi in India is the name of a plant defined with Gerbera lanuginosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chaptalia gossypina Royle (among others).
2) Kapasi is also identified with Helicteres isora It has the synonym Anisora murri Raf. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1913)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1824)
· Indian Forester (1966)
· Prodr. Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ Orient. (1834)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1973)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kapasi, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, 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 Dictionarykāpaśī (कापशी).—f (kārpāsa S) The cotton plant, Gossipium.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkāpaśī (कापशी).—f The cotton plant, Gossipium.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Devakapashi, Ekashengakapashi, Hiragunda Kapashi, Indrakapashi, Jangalikapashi, Raan-kapashi, Ran-kapashi, Ranakapashi, Sanukapashi, Shetakapashi.
Full-text: Bari kapasi, Kapasi-mul-twak, Ban kapasi, Hiragunda Kapashi, Raan-kapashi, Ran-kapashi, Kalanjana.
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