Biology (plants and animals)

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

Nakaravarai in India is the name of a plant defined with Lablab purpureus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos bengalensis Jacq. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Cytologia (1991)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (1926)
· Plant Names Scientific & Popular (1900)
· Kew Bulletin (1970)

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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Nakaravarai (நகரவரை) [nakar-avarai] noun < நகர் [nagar] +. A kind of bean, Dolichos rugosus; அவரைவகை. [avaraivagai.] (W.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Nakar, Avarai.

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