Untakatara, Ūṇṭakaṭāra: 2 definitions

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Untakatara means something in Marathi, 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)

[«previous next»] — Untakatara in Biology glossary
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Untakatara in India is the name of a plant defined with Echinops echinatus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· Bot. Journal of the Linnean Society (2000)
· Taxon (1977)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Ethnobotany (2004)

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Untakatara in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ūṇṭakaṭāra (ऊंटकटार).—m ūṇṭakaṭārī f ( H) A thistle dear to camels, Globe-thistle, Echinops echinatus. Rox.

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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.

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