Mentastro: 1 definition
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Mentastro 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)Mentastro in Portuguese is the name of a plant defined with Cedronella canariensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dracocephalum ternatifolium Stokes (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis (1794)
· Contributions to Western Botany (1908)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Bot. Mat. Med. (1812)
· Histoire Naturelle des Îles Canaries (1836)
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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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