Biology (plants and animals)

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

Tavara in English is the name of a plant defined with Senna tora in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cassia humilis Collad. (among others).

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

· Ethnobotany (1999)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1951)
· Journal of Palynology (1980)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1994)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Acta Botanica Boreali-Occidentalia Sinica (1985)

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

ṭavarā (टवरा).—m C A piece (esp. of fruits, esculent roots, cakes, sweetmeats &c.); a piece or bit more generally cut, torn, or bitten from or out of.

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tavara (तवर).—ad (Or tavāra; opp. to avāra) On that or the farther side.

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tavara (तवर).—m ( A) Haughtiness, fieriness, passionateness: also, in good sense, high-spiritedness or noble daring. v dhara, bāḷaga. Also written taūra q. v.

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tavara (तवर).—f Giddiness, dizziness, vertigo. v yē. 2 m or taṃvara m A young sprout gen.

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tavāra (तवार).—ad (Opp. to avāra) On that or the farther side.

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

tavara (तवर).—m Haughtiness, fieriness. f Giddiness.

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tavara (तवर).—m tambara m A young sprout.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tāvara (तावर).—A bow-string.

Derivable forms: tāvaram (तावरम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Tavara (तवर).—m., Mahāvyutpatti 7709, or nt., Mahāvyutpatti 7835, a high number; in 7835 cited from Gaṇḍavyūha which reads taparam, q.v.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tāvara (तावर).—n.

(-raṃ) A bow-string.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Tavara (तवर):—a particular high number, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Tāvara (तावर):—n. a bow-string, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tāvara (तावर):—(raṃ) 1. n. A bow-string.

[Sanskrit to German]

Tavara in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tavara (ತವರ):—[noun] a soft, silver-white, crystalline, metallic chemical element, malleable at ordinary temperatures, capable of a high polish, and used as an alloy in tin foils, solders, utensils,

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Tāvāra (ತಾವಾರ):—

1) [noun] the frontage of a house.

2) [noun] a room or hall before the entrance to a house.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Tavaracam, Tavaraimuttan, Tavaraippal, Tavaraja, Tavaraka, Tavaraki, Tavaralinkam, Tavaram, Tavarattiyali.

Ends with (+47): Aditavara, Aitavara, Antavara, Anujatavara, Ashastavara, Ashtavara, Avanisutavara, Bakhatavara, Bakhtavara, Baktavara, Bamtavara, Batavara, Bestavara, Betavara, Birtavara, Braspatavara, Brihaspatavara, Dastavara, Dattavara, Devatavara.

Full-text: Tapara, Tavaralinkam, Tavari, Cankamam, Tavaru, Avara, Taura, Tavaram, Cottu.

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