Biology (plants and animals)

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

Simpa in Papua New Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Ficus adenosperma in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus chaetophora Warb., K. Schum. & Lauterb. (among others).

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

· International Journal of Crude Drug Research (1987)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1992)

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

śimpa (शिंप).—f ē or ī ( or H) A half of an oyster-shell, cockle, muscle, or other bivalvular shell. 2 The shell-form or shovel-form end caused, to a reed or tubular stick, by chipping or cutting it (as in preparation for a pen, a whistle, a pipe &c.): also a shelving or slanting cut in general. v māra, tōḍa, ghē, pāḍa. Also any shell-form or shelving depression, as the scrobiculus cordis &c.

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śimpā (शिंपा).—m The fruit-receptacle or fruit-stalk of the Cocoanut. 2 An oyster-shell. 3 R (For śimpī) A tailor.

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

śimpa (शिंप).—f A half of an oyster-shell, muscle &c.

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śimpā (शिंपा).—m The fruit-stalk of the Cocoanut. An oyster-shell.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Shimpadanem, Shimpadani, Shimpala, Shimpali, Shimpana, Shimpanapancami, Shimpanem, Shimpanica Usa, Shimpata.

Ends with: Motashimpa, Motishimpa, Uraci Shimpa.

Full-text: Shimpana, Shipa, Uraci Shimpa, Shipala, Shada, Shankha.

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