Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Phuli [फूली] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Dipsacus inermis Wall. from the Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle) family having the following synonyms: Dipsacus asper. For the possible medicinal usage of phuli, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Phuli in the Assamese language is the name of a plant identified with Agapetes macrantha var. grandiflora (Hook.f.) D.Banik & Sanjappa from the Ericaceae (Blueberry) family having the following synonyms: Agapetes grandiflora, Ceratostema variegatum.

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

Phuli 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 glaucus Muhl., nom. illeg., non Andropogon glaucus Retz. (among others).

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

· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1987)
· Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Nancy (1928)
· Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York (1824)
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1887)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) (1825)
· Beschreibung der Gräser (1810)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

phulī (फुली).—f (phūla) A flower as cut, painted, worked, drawn (on paper, cloth, metal); a figure made by the blistering nut; an asterisk &c. 2 An aggregate of five sheets of paper. phulī ghālaṇēṃ-pāḍaṇēṃ (neuter-paḍaṇēṃ) To stop, obstruct, hinder. (Because to place an asterisk is to indicate some lack or fault, and to arrest the attention--i. e. to stop progress.)

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

phulī (फुली).—f A flower as cut, pained, worked (on paper, cloth, metal). phulī ghālaṇēṃ- pāḍaṇēṃ (neuter paḍaṇēṃ) To stop, obstruct, hinder.

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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

1) Phulī (फुली):—(nf) see [phūlī].

2) Phūlī (फूली):—(nf) a hard whitish outgrowth in the pupil of the eye.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Phulī (फुली):—n. (of woman) nose-stud;

2) Phūlī (फूली):—n. → फुली [phulī]

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Phuli-jhaar, Phuli-jhar, Phulinga, Phuliphanta, Phuliskepa.

Ends with (+4): Baphuli, Cauphuli, Dholiphuli, Dholphuli, Gal phuli, Galphuli, Kagphuli, Kanaphuli, Kanphuli, Kapoorphuli, Karnaphuli, Mir-kadam-phuli, Naga-phuli, Nimphuli, Ondhaphuli, Qharphuli, Raphuli, Sadaphuli, Safed-phuli, Sanji phuli.

Full-text: Naga-phuli, Sanji phuli, Mir-kadam-phuli, Gal phuli, Yo phuli, Phuli-jhar, Seto-phuli, Phuli-jhaar, Safed-phuli.

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