Lom, Lōṃ, Loṃ: 3 definitions

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Lom means something in Marathi, 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Lom in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Eribroma oblongum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sterculia elegantiflora Hutch. & Dalziel (among others).

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

· Les végétaux utiles de l’Afrique Tropicale Française (1917)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1868)
· Species Plantarum
· African Study Monographs (2004)

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

lōṃ (लों).—f (Usually and preferably laṃva) Hair of the body or limbs, down. 2 Hair of animals, wool.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Lom in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) hair; soft hair on the body; wool; ~[nashaka] depilatory; ~[harsha] see ~[romamca; ~harshaka, ~harshana] see [romamcakari]..—lom (लोम) is alternatively transliterated as Loma.

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