Silka: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Silka means something in Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Silka in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Heteropogon contortus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon allionii Lam. ex DC. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. (1968)
· Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae … (1850)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum (1854)
· Analecta botanica indica … (1851)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Silka, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySilka (सिल्क) [Also spelled silk]:—(nf) silk; —[kā] silken.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shilkas, Silkanti, Silkasilki.
Full-text: Silk.
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