Pursin: 1 definition
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Pursin means something in 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)Pursin in Senegal is the name of a plant defined with Zea mays in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zea minima (Körn.) Hort. ex Vilmorin (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Catalogo del Real Orto Botanico di Napoli (1845)
· Enumeratio Stirpium Transsilvaniae (1816)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
· FBI (1897)
· The American Botanist and Florist (1870)
· Botanische Zeitung. Berlin (1851)
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The civilization of Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)
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