Lalak: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Lalak means something in Hindi, 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.
Ambiguity: Although Lalak has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Lalaka.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Lalak in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Periploca cochinchinensis Lour. (among others).
2) Lalak in Senegal is also identified with Combretum micranthum It has the synonym Bureava crotonoides Baill. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1820)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Nepal Med. Coll. J. (2006)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Lalak, for example diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryLalak in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) craving, yearning, longing..—lalak (ललक) is alternatively transliterated as Lalaka.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Lalaka, Lalakamal, Lalakamta, Lalakana, Lalakanda, Lalakangoni, Lalakara, Lalakarana, Lalakaranem, Lalakarani, Lalakari, Lalakarnu, Lalakattu, Lalakava, Lalaklinna, Lalaksha, Lalakshepa, Lalakta.
Full-text: Lalaka.
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