Biology (plants and animals)

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

Onta in Ghana is the name of a plant defined with Zea mays in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zea mays var. multicoloramylacea Yarchuk (among others).

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

· A Manual of Botany for the Northern States (1818)
· Enumeratio Stirpium Transsilvaniae (1816)
· The American Botanist and Florist (1870)
· Landwirthschaftliche Flora (1866)
· Escritos (1923)
· Makinoa (1947)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ōṇṭa (ओंट).—f m (ōṣṭha S) A tree, and n its fruit. The fruit is much used in making sāra or sour sauce.

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ōṇṭā (ओंटा).—m The skirt of a dhōtara or lugaḍēṃ hollowed and held out, the lap. ōṭyānta ghālaṇēṃ To give into (the lap or bosom) adoption. ōṭyānta ghēṇēṃ To receive into adoption.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ōṇṭā (ओंटा).—m The skirt of a dhōtara or lugaḍēṃ hol- lowed and held out. The lap. ōṇṭyānta ghālaṇēṃ To give into (the lap or bosom) adoption. ōṇṭyānta ghēṇēṃ To receive into adoption.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Omtagu, Omtamga, Ontabharana, Ontala, Ontan, Ontario lobelia, Ontavani.

Ends with (+56): Adakedomta, Adakkedomta, Adanaconta, Akaronta, Alardomta, Aloe microdonta, Anubhonta, Araldomta, Asakkonta, Bhikaraconta, Bhunkaronta, Blumea oxyodonta, Bonta, Camomta, Chonta, Conta, Edegomta, Eladomta, Eledomta, Erva federonta.

Full-text: Ontavani, Ontala, Vanta.

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