Tikshnapushpa, Tīkṣṇapuṣpa, Tikshna-pushpa, Tīkṣṇapuṣpā: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Tikshnapushpa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit terms Tīkṣṇapuṣpa and Tīkṣṇapuṣpā can be transliterated into English as Tiksnapuspa or Tikshnapushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Tikshnapushpa in India is the name of a plant defined with Pandanus tectorius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pandanus stradbrookeensis H. St. John (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Fragmenta Botanica (1801)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1958)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1990)
· Der Naturforscher (1774)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (1911)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTīkṣṇapuṣpa (तीक्ष्णपुष्प).—cloves.
Derivable forms: tīkṣṇapuṣpam (तीक्ष्णपुष्पम्).
Tīkṣṇapuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tīkṣṇa and puṣpa (पुष्प).
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Tīkṣṇapuṣpā (तीक्ष्णपुष्पा).—
1) the clove tree.
2) the Ketaka plant.
Tīkṣṇapuṣpā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tīkṣṇa and puṣpā (पुष्पा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTīkṣṇapuṣpa (तीक्ष्णपुष्प).—n. (-ṣpa) Cloves. E. tīkṣṇa pungent, and puṣpa flower. lavaṅge .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tīkṣṇapuṣpa (तीक्ष्णपुष्प):—[=tīkṣṇa-puṣpa] [from tīkṣṇa] n. ‘pungent flower’, cloves, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Tīkṣṇapuṣpā (तीक्ष्णपुष्पा):—[=tīkṣṇa-puṣpā] [from tīkṣṇa-puṣpa > tīkṣṇa] f. Pandanus odoratissimus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] the clove tree, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTīkṣṇapuṣpa (तीक्ष्णपुष्प):—[tīkṣṇa-puṣpa] (ṣpaṃ) 1. n. Cloves.
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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.
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