Malaphala, Mālāphala: 6 definitions

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Malaphala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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)

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

Malaphala in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia nilotica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa scorpioides L. (among others).

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

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4
· An introduction to the study of Oriya. (1872)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1981)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1928)

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Malaphala in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mālāphala (मालाफल).—n.

(-laṃ) The seed of the Eleocarpus, of which common rosaries are made. E. mālā a rosary, and phala fruit. “rudrākṣe .”

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

Mālāphala (मालाफल):—[=mālā-phala] [from mālā > māla] n. the seed of Elaeocarpus Ganitrus (employed for rosaries), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mālāphala (मालाफल):—[mālā-phala] (laṃ) 1. n. The seed of the Eleocarpus used for rosaries.

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Malaphala 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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