Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Nariviri in India is the name of a plant defined with Cordia monoica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gerascanthus obovatus (Balf.f.) Borhidi (among others).

2) Nariviri is also identified with Cordia rothii.

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

· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1796)
· Systema Vegetabilium ed. 15 (1819)
· Hortus Maurit. (1837)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1845)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew
· Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinb. (1884)

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

Nariviri (நரிவிரி) noun

1. See நரிவிரியன். [nariviriyan.]

2. A kind of sebesten, medium tree, Cordia monoica; நாய்நறுவிலி. [naynaruvili.] (L.)

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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.

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Starts with: Narivirian, Nariviriyan.

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