Alternative spellings of this word include Manchika.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Mancika in India is the name of a plant defined with Caesalpinia pulcherrima in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Poinciana elata Lour. (among others).

2) Mancika is also identified with Dendranthema indicum It has the synonym Matricaria indica (L.) Ramat. (etc.).

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

· Contributions from the Institute of Botany, National Academy of Peiping (1935)
· J. Korean Res. Inst. Better Living. (1976)
· Acta Horti Gothoburgensis (1938)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1993)
· Journal d’Histoire Naturelle (1792)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mañcikā (मञ्चिका).—

1) A chair.

2) A trough, tray.

3) (In music) A king of measure.

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

1) Mañcikā (मञ्चिका):—[from mañcaka > mañc] f. = āsandī, a chair, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) [v.s. ...] a kind of trough on legs, [Suśruta]

3) [v.s. ...] (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Mancikai, Mancikaicceti, Mancikan.

Ends with: Romancika, Varnamancika.

Full-text: Mancaka, Varnamancika.

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