Shewi: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Shewi in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Oryza sativa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oryza sativa subsp. indica Kato (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Chin. J. Rice Sci. (1996)
· Physis. Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales (1933)
· Acta Genetica Sinica (1990)
· Cytologia (1992)
· Notulae ad Plantas Asiaticas (1851)
· Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (1965)
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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.
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