Lanchhana, Lāñchhana: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Lanchhana 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 Lanchhana has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Lanchana. It further has the optional forms Lāñchhana, Lañchhana and Lañchhanā.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Lanchhana in India is the name of a plant defined with Eleusine coracana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cynosurus coracanus L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. (1956)
· Bulletin de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle d’Autun (1893)
· Apontamentos Phytogeographicos (1859)
· Handbuch des Getreidebaus (1885)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Lanchhana, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, 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 dictionaryLanchhana in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) stigma; blamed; slander..—lanchhana (लांछना) is alternatively transliterated as Lāṃchanā.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Alanchhana, Harinalanchhana, Kurangalanchhana, Mrigalanchhana, Nirlanchhana, Padmalanchhana, Sahasalanchhana, Shashalanchhana, Shrikanthapadalanchhana, Shrivatsalanchhana.
Full-text: Lanchana.
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