Sindur: 2 definitions

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Sindur 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.

Ambiguity: Although Sindur has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Simdura.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Sindur in India is the name of a plant defined with Bixa orellana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bixa tinctoria Salisb. (among others).

2) Sindur is also identified with Byttneria herbacea It has the synonym Commersonia herbacea (Roxb.) G. Don (etc.).

3) Sindur in Indonesia is also identified with Sindora sumatrana It has the synonym Galedupa sumatrana Prain.

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

· Chem. Pharm. Bull. (3346)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Science (2089)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1804)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1785)
· Flora van Nederlandsch Indie (1861)

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

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sindur in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) vermilion; symbol of an Indian woman’s happy state of enjoying coverture (husband’s protection); ~[dana] a case for storing vermilion; putting vermilion mark on the head of a bride for the first time (at the time of wedding); —[ujadana/lutana] (said in respect of a woman) to lose coverture, to be deprived of husband’s protection; husband to pass away..—sindur (सिंदूर) is alternatively transliterated as Siṃdūra.

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