Biology (plants and animals)

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

Turayi in India is the name of a plant defined with Caesalpinia pulcherrima in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Poinciana elata Lour. (among others).

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

· Webbia (1957)
· Exot. Pl. Cent.
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1832)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Observationes Botanicae (Swartz) (1791)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Turayi, for example side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, have a look at these references.

context information

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Turāyi (ತುರಾಯಿ):—

1) [noun] an ornament made of feathers or of a feathery tuft of hair, worn on a turban, crown, hat, helmet, etc.; a plume.

2) [noun] a kind of poetical conversation, in the form of a song, sung by a group of persons hailing the excellence of men over women (as a sport) [the counterpart of this hailing the excellence of women is ಕಲ್ಕಿ [kalki]].

3) [noun] one of the two groups of persons singing this song.

4) [noun] a bunch of cut flowers, arranged as to have convex top.

5) [noun] any of the flowers, vegetable, etc. that has a tuft-like head or projection.

6) [noun] a comb, crest or feathered tuft of certain birds.

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Turāyi (ತುರಾಯಿ):—

1) [noun] the evergreen, coniferous tree Cupressus funebris of Pinaceae family; mourning cypress.

2) [noun] another tree of the same family Cupressus turulosa, wood of which is used in building construction.

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Tūrāyi (ತೂರಾಯಿ):—

1) [noun] an ornament made of feathers or of a feathery tuft of hair, worn on a turban, crown, hat, helmet, etc.; a plume.

2) [noun] a kind of poetical conversation, in the form of a song, sung by a group of persons hailing the excellence of men over women (as a sport) [the counterpart of this, hailing the excellence of women, is ಕಲ್ಕಿ [kalki]].

3) [noun] a group of persons singing this song.

4) [noun] a bunch of cut flowers, arranged as to have convex top.

5) [noun] any of the flowers, vegetable, etc. that has a tuft-like head or projection.

6) [noun] a comb, crest or feathered tuft on certain birds.

context information

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)

Partial matches: Mara, Turayi.

Ends with: Chinaturayi, Cinnaturayi, Kemputurayi, Sinnaturayi.

Full-text: Turaya, Kemputurayi, Tura.

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