Malti: 5 definitions

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1. Hindi
2. Kannada
3. Nepali
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Introduction:

Malti 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 Malti has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Malati.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Malti in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Terminalia elliptica Willd. from the Combretaceae (Rangoon creeper) family having the following synonyms: Terminalia alata, Terminalia macrocarpa, Terminalia ovata. For the possible medicinal usage of malti, 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)

1) Malti in India is the name of a plant defined with Jasminum grandiflorum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Jasminum officinale var. grandiflorum (L.) Stokes (among others).

2) Malti is also identified with Jasminum humile.

3) Malti is also identified with Jasminum officinale It has the synonym Jasminum officinale var. piliferum P.Y. Pai (etc.).

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

· Linnaea (1850)
· Cytologia (1987)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 2 (1762)
· Edwards's Botanical Register, or Flower Garden and Shrubbery (1845)
· Bot. Comment. (1830)
· Kew Bulletin (1997)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Malti in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a kind of creeper that yields very sweet-smelling flowers..—malti (मालती) is alternatively transliterated as Mālatī.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maḷti (ಮಳ್ತಿ):—

1) [noun] the large-sized tree Terminalia arjuna ( = T. Glabra) of Combretaceae family.

2) [noun] another tree Terminalia crenulata of the same family.

3) [noun] another tree Terminalia tomentosa ( =T. alata) of the same family.

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Maḻti (ಮೞ್ತಿ):—

1) [noun] the large-sized tree Terminalia arjuna ( = T. Glabra) of Combretaceae family.

2) [noun] another tree Terminalia crenulata of the same family.

3) [noun] another tree Terminalia tomentosa ( =T. alata) of the same family.

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Maḻti (ಮೞ್ತಿ):—[noun] a small, congenital spot on the human skin, usu. dark-colored; a mole.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Malti is another spelling for मालती [mālatī].—n. 1. Bot. common jasmine; white jasmine; 2. a kind of meter; 3. Bot. nutmeg;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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