Mural, Muraḷ, Muṟāl, Mūral: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Mural in India is the name of a plant defined with Buchanania lanzan in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Buchanania latifolia Roxb..

2) Mural is also identified with Buchanania latifolia.

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

· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1978)
· Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (1963)
· Journal of Tree Sciences (1984)
· Taxon (1979)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Mural, for example extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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.

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Mural (முரல்) [mural(lu)tal] 3 verb cf. murala. [K. moraḷ.] intransitive

1. To make sound; ஒலித் தல். மதுகரமுரலுந் தாரோயை [olith thal. mathugaramuralun tharoyai] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 5, 16).

2. To cry; கதறுதல். குடுமிக் கூகை குராலொடு முரல [katharuthal. kudumig kugai kuralodu murala] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 170). — transitive To sing; பாடுதல். ஏழ்புண ரின்னிசை முரல்பவர்க்கல்லதை [paduthal. ezhpuna rinnisai muralpavarkkallathai] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 9).

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Mural (முரல்) noun < murala. Needle-fish, Syngnathus; மீன்வகை. [minvagai.] (நாமதீபநிகண்டு [namathipanigandu] 271.)

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Muraḷ (முரள்) noun probably from முரல். [mural.] A shell-fish; இப்பிவகை. [ippivagai.] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 584.)

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Muṟāl (முறால்) noun A sea-fish; கடல்மீன்வகை. [kadalminvagai.] (J.)

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Mūral (மூரல்) noun [Telugu: muriyu, murugu, K. muruva, M. mural, Travancore usage murija.]

1. Tooth; பல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [pal. (pingalagandu)]

2. Smiling; புன்சிரிப்பு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) முத்தவா ணகையின் மூரன் முகத்தியர் [punsirippu. (pingalagandu) muthava nagaiyin muran mugathiyar] (கம்பராமாயணம் களியாட்டு. [kambaramayanam kaliyattu.] 20).

3. Boiled rice; சோறு. பசுந் தினை மூரல் பாலொடும் பெறுகுவிர் [soru. pasun thinai mural palodum peruguvir] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 168).

4. Milk; பால். (பரிபாசை அகராதி) [pal. (paripasai agarathi)]

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