Karayi, Karāyi: 2 definitions
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Karayi 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)Karayi in India is the name of a plant defined with Wrightia antidysenterica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nerium zeylanicum L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Asiatic Researches (1810)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1837)
· Notulae Systematicae. Herbier du Museum de Paris (1951)
· FBI (1882)
· Numer. List
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1844)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Karayi, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKarāyi (ಕರಾಯಿ):—[noun] the amount of money or goods for which a thing is bought or sold; price.
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Karāyi (ಕರಾಯಿ):—[noun] the large, evergreen tree Pterospermum acerifolium of sterculiaceae family.
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: Karayika, Karayishnu, Karayisu, Karayitar, Karayitavya, Karayitavyadaksha, Karayitri, Karayitva.
Ends with: Mekarayi.
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A Correct Vision (by Venerable Professor Dhammavihari)
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)