Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Nalita [नालिता] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott from the Araceae (Arum) family having the following synonyms: Alocasia illustris, Alocasia dussii. For the possible medicinal usage of nalita, 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.

Nalita [नालिता] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.

Nalita [نالتا] in the Urdu language, ibid. previous identification.

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

1) Nalita in India is the name of a plant defined with Corchorus capsularis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

2) Nalita is also identified with Hibiscus cannabinus It has the synonym Abelmoschus verrucosus (Guill. & Perr.) Walp. (etc.).

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

· Annuaire du Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de Genève (1916)
· Journal of Fujian Agricultural College (1986)
· Annuaire du Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de Genève (1901)
· Economic Botany (1964)
· Supplementum ad Methodum Plantas (1802)
· Cytologia (2000)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nālitā (नालिता).—f.

(-tā) An esculent root, (Arum colocasia.)

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

1) Nalita (नलित):—[from nala] m. a species of vegetable (= nālitā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Nālitā (नालिता):—f. Arum Colocasia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nālitā (नालिता):—(tā) 1. f. A sort of potherb.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nalita 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nalita (ನಲಿತ):—[noun] a playing mirthfully.

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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: Nalital, Nalitam.

Ends with: Budaa nalita, Nalanalita, Salanalita.

Full-text: Pattashaka, Narica, Budaa nalita, Nalitam, Nalika.

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