Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Revada [రేవడ] in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Dillenia pentagyna Roxb. from the Dilleniaceae (Karmal) family having the following synonyms: Dillenia floribunda, Dillenia hainanensis. For the possible medicinal usage of revada, 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.

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

Revada in India is the name of a plant defined with Dillenia pentagyna in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dillenia hainanensis Merrill.

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

· Taxon (1980)
· Lingnan Science Journal (1934)
· FBI (1872)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· Quarterly Journal of Mythic Society (1963)

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

rēvaḍa (रेवड).—f The unwoven threads of a cloth (the thrum) twisted together and confined by knots. v ghāla, vaḷa.

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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) Revaḍa (रेवड):—(nm) a flock (of sheep or goats etc.), herd.

2) Revaḍā (रेवडा):—(nm) large-sized [revaḍī] (see).

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Starts with: Revadanda, Revadandi.

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