Paranda, Pāraṇḍā: 2 definitions

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Paranda means something in Marathi, 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Paranda in India is the name of a plant defined with Entada gigas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia scandens Willd. (among others).

2) Paranda is also identified with Entada rheedei It has the synonym Adenanthera gogo Blanco (etc.).

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

· Fl. Jamaic. (Linnaeus) (1759)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Helios (1893)
· Journal of Botany (1920)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Paranda, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, 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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pāraṇḍā (पारंडा).—m The ridge and corners of a chappara or thatch. pāraḍī f A young female buffalo.

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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.

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