Nayitulasi, Nāyituḷasi, Nayi-tulasi, Nāyi-tuḷasi: 3 definitions

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Nayitulasi means something in 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.

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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Nayi-tulasi [ನಾಯಿತುಳಸಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Ocimum americanum L. from the Lamiaceae (Mint) family having the following synonyms: Ocimum canum Sims, Ocimum album, Ocimum thymoides. For the possible medicinal usage of nayi-tulasi, 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.

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

Nayitulasi in India is the name of a plant defined with Ocimum americanum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ocimum africanum Loureiro (among others).

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

· Centuria I. Plantarum (1755)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Amoenitates academicae (1755)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Botanical Magazine (2452)
· Flora of West Tropical Africa (1931)

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nayitulasi in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nāyituḷasi (ನಾಯಿತುಳಸಿ):—

1) [noun] the shrubby plant Ocimum canum of Lamiaceae family; hoary basil.

2) [noun] the plant Ageratum conyzoides of Asteraceae family.

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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.

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