Purani, Puraṇī: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Purani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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) Purani in India is the name of a plant defined with Bombax ceiba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gossampinus malabarica (DC.) Merr. (among others).
2) Purani is also identified with Ceiba pentandra It has the synonym Xylon pentandrum (Linn.) O. Ktze) (Gossampinus Schott & Endl., a variant of gossympinus, a Latin name used by Plinius for the cotton tree, Gossypium arboreum L. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Malabaricus
· The Religion. (1971)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1935)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Meletemata Botanica (1832)
· Taxon (1961)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Purani, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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 Dictionarypuraṇī (पुरणी).—f (Verbal of puraṇēṃ q. v.) Driving into or fixing in the ground (stakes, plants). 2 See puraṇa, esp. in the two last senses. 3 A turban of daśā, i. e. of unclosed ends (so that a border may be added).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpuraṇī (पुरणी).—f A kind of turban.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pūraṇī (पूरणी):—[from pūraṇa > pūra] f. an ordinal number in the feminine gender, [Pāṇini v, 4, 116 etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Bonibax Heptaphyllum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] ([dual number]) the cross threads in weaving cloth, warp, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of Durgā, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
5) [v.s. ...] of one of the two wives of the popular deity Ayenār, [Religious Thought and Life in India 219]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPurāṇi (ಪುರಾಣಿ):—
1) [noun] = ಪುರಾಣಿಕ - [puranika -] 2.
2) [noun] she who is existing without a beginning; a primardial goddess (as any of Pārvati, Lakṣmi, Sarasvati).
3) [noun] the tree Buchanania lanzan ( = B. latifolia) of Anacardiaceae family; forest mango tree.
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Pūraṇi (ಪೂರಣಿ):—[noun] = ಪೂರಣ - [purana -] 9 & 10.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Puranic literature, Puranica Usa, Puranika, Puranivesha, Puraniy, Puraniya.
Ends with: Advairatnakoshapurani, Advaitaratnakoshapurani, Annapurani, Antahpurani, Apurani, Hastipurani, Karpurani, Kashi-annapurani, Manorathapurani, Prapurani, Sarvasampattipurani, Yuktisnehaprapurani.
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