Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Mosambi [मौसम्बी] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Citrus aurantium L. from the Rutaceae (Citrus) family having the following synonyms: Citrus sinensis, Citrus paradisi, Citrus vulgaris. For the possible medicinal usage of mosambi, 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)

Mosambi in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrus sinensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Citrus aurantium L. var. sinensis (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Reise nach Ostindien und China (1765)
· An Interpretation of Rumphius’s Herbarium Amboinense (1917)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1946)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mōsambī (मोसंबी).—f or mōsambī nāriṅga f (Mosambique: whence it originally came.) A species of orange.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

mōsambī (मोसंबी).—f A species of orange.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mōsaṃbi (ಮೋಸಂಬಿ):—

1) [noun] the evergreen citrus plant Citrus aurantium (var. typica) of Rutaceae family.

2) [noun] its juicy and edible fruit.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Mosambi-naringa.

Full-text: Mosambi-naringa.

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