Medlar: 1 definition
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Medlar means something in 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)Medlar in English is the name of a plant defined with Mimusops elengi in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimusops elengi Wight (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1981)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1844)
· Hortus Mauritianus (1837)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Medlar, for example side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Beach false medlar, Common wild medlar, Crooked false medlar, Dwarf medlar, False medlar, False wild medlar, Japanese medlar, Large wild medlar, Rhodesian wild medlar, Small wild medlar, Tangle-flowered wild medlar, Triangle-flowered wild-medlar, Wild medlar, Zimbabwe wild medlar.
Full-text: Large wild medlar, Tangle-flowered wild medlar, Rhodesian wild medlar, False wild medlar, Triangle-flowered wild-medlar, Beach false medlar, Japanese medlar, Zimbabwe wild medlar, Small wild medlar, Crooked false medlar, Dwarf medlar, Common wild medlar, False medlar, Wild medlar, Yamunodvarta.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 2.2: botanical notes < [Appendices]
Part 3: Origin of the Harivaṃśa < [Chapter VII - Śrī Munisuvratanāthacaritra]
Part 16: Eighth incarnation as Suvarṇabāhu < [Chapter II - Previous births of Pārśvanātha]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 27d - The group of vegetables (Shaka) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Taliesin (by David William Nash)