Serpent gourd: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Serpent gourd in English is the name of a plant defined with Trichosanthes cucumerina in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Trichosanthes cucumerina Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1942)
· Acta Bot. Yunnan. (1994)
· Species Plantarum
· FBI (1879)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1939)
· Flora Japonica (Thunberg) (1784)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Serpent, Gourd.
Full-text: Patola.
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