Khori, Khōrī, Khorī: 7 definitions

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Khori means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Khori in the Kashmiri language is the name of a plant identified with Aralia cachemirica Decne. from the Araliaceae (Ivy) family having the following synonyms: Aralia macrophylla. For the possible medicinal usage of khori, 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)

Khori in India is the name of a plant defined with Saccharum spontaneum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Imperata spontanea (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult., nom. illeg., non Imperata spontanea (L.) P. Beauv. (among others).

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

· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1983)
· Caryologia (1984)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1986)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1988)
· Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Rhodesia-Kongo-Expedition, 1911–1912, unter Leitung von Eric Graf von Rosen (1911)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Khori, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

khōrī (खोरी).—f A straight iralī or iralēṃ: opp. to kamara- mōḍī. 2 A narrow valley. 3 (Or khōrēṃ) A dung and rubbish-hoe. 4 P Loss or damage (as in trade): also decline or wane (in business or circumstances). Hence khōrīṃ or khōrīsa yēṇēṃ or paḍaṇēṃ or khōrī hōṇēṃ (with dravyānēṃ or paikyānēṃ) To be impoverished: (with aṅgānēṃ or śarīrānēṃ) to be emaciated or reduced: (with ābarūnēṃ) to be degraded or disgraced: (with prayatnānnī or upāyānnī or simply) to be at the end of one's measures or resources or wits).

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

khōrī (खोरी) [-rēṃ, -रें].—n A narrow valley. A dung and rubbish-hoe.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Khorī (खोरी):—[from khora > khor] f. See dīpa-.

2) Khori (खोरि):—[varia lectio] for khoṭi q.v.

[Sanskrit to German]

Khori in German

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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.

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