Biology (plants and animals)

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

Phota in India is the name of a plant defined with Apluda mutica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon aristatus (L.) Raspail, nom. illeg., non Andropogon aristatus Poir. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (2000)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Beschreibung der Gräser (1810)
· Grasses of Burma (1960)
· Handb. Flora van Java (1928)

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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

phoṭa : (m.) touch; constant.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Phoṭa, (fr. sphuṭ, cp. Sk. sphoṭa) swelling, boil, blister J. IV, 457; VI, 8 (v. l. pota & poṭha); cp. poṭa bubble. (Page 480)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

phōṭa (फोट).—m (sphōṭa S) A fissure or chap in the heel, a kibe. 2 P (Commonly phōḍa Sig. I.) A boil or blain; a pimple, blister &c.

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

phōṭa (फोट).—m A fissure in the heel.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Photā (फोता):—(nm) a testicle; rent (of land); [photedāra] a treasurer, burser; —[bharanā] to pay off the rent of land.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Photaka.

Ends with (+22): Agnisphota, Apphota, Ashphota, Asphota, Avasphota, Bhusphota, Duhsphota, Ghatasphota, Hritsphota, Kapalasphota, Karasphota, Karnasphota, Kitavisphota, Kritaghatasphota, Kshudrasphota, Lingasphota, Mudrasphota, Muktasphota, Nagasphota, Nandisphota.

Full-text: Vipphotita, Photaka, Pota.

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