Murdhapushpa, Mūrdhapuṣpa, Murdhan-pushpa: 5 definitions

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Murdhapushpa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

The Sanskrit term Mūrdhapuṣpa can be transliterated into English as Murdhapuspa or Murdhapushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

[«previous next»] — Murdhapushpa in Biology glossary
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Murdhapushpa in India is the name of a plant defined with Albizia lebbeck in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Inga borbonica Hassk. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Species Plantarum.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Murdhapushpa in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mūrdhapuṣpa (मूर्धपुष्प).—the Śirīṣa tree.

Derivable forms: mūrdhapuṣpaḥ (मूर्धपुष्पः).

Mūrdhapuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mūrdhan and puṣpa (पुष्प).

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

Mūrdhapuṣpa (मूर्धपुष्प):—[=mūrdha-puṣpa] [from mūrdha > mūrdhan] m. Acacia Sirissa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Murdhapushpa in German

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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.

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