Niu: 1 definition
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Niu 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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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Niu in Papua New Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Cocos nucifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cocos indica Royle (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Kew Chromosome Conference (1995)
· Palma (1768)
· Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2005)
· Diss. de Sagu (1757)
· Not. Pl. Asiat. (1851)
· International Journal of Dermatology (2007)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Niu, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, have a look at these references.
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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Starts with (+36): Niu bang zi, Niu bi quan, Niu dou wu yu, Niu er da huang, Niu jiao gua, Niu jin guo, Niu nai cai, Niu nai shu, Niu pang, Niu pang tzu, Niu pi du juan, Niu pien, Niu qie zi, Niu she tou, Niu ti dou, Niu tsai, Niu wei cao, Niu xi, Niu yan ma qian, Niu yun tsao.
Ends with (+7): Ai zi jin niu, Amaniu, Bian se qian niu, Dong fang zi jin niu, Gao shan xun dao niu, Jian du yang jiao niu, Khaniu, Luan e yang jiao niu, Mao qian niu, Nan fang zi jin niu, Niraniu, Pien chien niu, Poniu, Qian niu, Rai khaniu, Shu qian niu, Thaday uniu, Tzu chin niu, Vo niu, Wa niu.
Full-text (+47): Wa niu, Niu she tou, Niu pang tzu, Niu zhi, Niu xi, Niu tsai, Niu zi hua, Niu pi du juan, Vo niu, Niu pang, Niu pien, Niu nai cai, Qian niu, Niu yun tsao, Niu bang zi, Niu pi ch'uan, Niu qie zi, Pien chien niu, Lao niu jin, Tu niu xi.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Niu; (plurals include: Nius). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Story of the Kiṃnarī and the five hundred ṛṣis (2) < [Part 5 - The virtue of meditation]
Story of the Kiṃnarī and the five hundred ṛṣis < [Part 2 - Means of acquiring meditation]
Story of Bimbisāra at Āmrapāli’s home < [Part 2 - Means of acquiring meditation]
The travels of Fa-Hian (400 A.D.) (by Samuel Beal)
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 1 - Country of Kie-jo-kio-she-kwo (Kanyakubja) < [Book V - Six Countries]
Chapter 1 - Country of Sang-kia-lo (Simhala) < [Book XI - Twenty-three Countries]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)