Paak: 2 definitions

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Paak means something in Hindi, 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.

Ambiguity: Although Paak has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Paka.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Paak in India is the name of a plant defined with Areca catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Areca cathechu Burm.f. (among others).

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

· Translational Research: the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine (2007)
· Species Plantarum. (1805)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Species Plantarum
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1768)
· Nucleus (1975)

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

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Paak in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) holy, sacred; pure; clean; (nm) Pakistan; cooking; maturation; -[kala] the art of cooking; -[kriya] cooking; ~[damana] see [pakadamana; ~dila] clean-hearted, pure and simple; ~[niyata] genuine, earnest, honest; ~[vidya/shastra] cookery, the science of cooking; ~[shala] a kitchen; —[sambamdhi] culinary; -[sapha] clean; pure; upright; with no selfish motive; —[karana, jhagada] to put a stop to a quarrel; to complete an arduous work/a difficult task..—paak (पाक) is alternatively transliterated as Pāka.

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