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Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Silai in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia polyacantha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa suma Roxb. (among others).

2) Silai is also identified with Albizia chinensis It has the synonym Mimosa marginata Lam. (etc.).

3) Silai is also identified with Albizia odoratissima It has the synonym Acacia lomatocarpa DC. (etc.).

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

· Species Plantarum.
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Mabberley’s Plant-Book
· Philippine Journal of Science (1910)
· North American Flora (1928)
· Hortus Suburbanus Calcuttensis (1845)

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

śilāī (शिलाई).—f ( H) The cost of sewing.

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śiḷaī (शिळई).—f A whistle.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

śilāī (शिलाई).—f Cost of sewing.

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śiḷaī (शिळई).—f A whistle. v vāñjava.

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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

Silāī (सिलाई):—(nf) (the act or process of) sewing/stitching; stitching charges.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Silāi (सिलाइ):—n. sewing; needlework;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Shilaikshika.

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Full-text (+205): Silai-bunai, Cilai, Cilaiyatanam, Cilaittumam, Cilaittaci, Cilaittittu, Cilaicconitam, Cilaittatu, Matalaiccilai, Tompuccilai, Taccilai, Cilaima, Ataracilai, Terccilai, Cilaittailam, Cilaivankam, Mankishaccilai, Cilainakam, Cilaikaram, Cilaipari.

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