Manar, Manār, Māṇār, Māṉār: 2 definitions

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Manar means something in biology, Tamil. 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)

1) Manar in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis procera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asclepias gigantea L. (among others).

2) Manar is also identified with Euphorbia neriifolia It has the synonym Tithymalus edulis (Lour.) H. Karst. (etc.).

3) Manar in Papua New Guinea is also identified with Casuarina equisetifolia It has the synonym Casuarina littorea Oken (etc.).

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

· Taxon (1981)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4
· Journal of South China Agricultural University (1991)
· World J. Gastroenterol. (2517)
· Casuarinaceae.

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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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Manār (ಮನಾರ್):—

1) [noun] a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin or crier calls the people to prayer; a minaret.

2) [noun] a tower or a tower-like structure projecting a very bright light guiding ships about the routes or warning about the dangers; a light house.

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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.

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