Uttar: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Uttar 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 Uttar has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Uttara.

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Biology (plants and animals)

1) Uttar in India is the name of a plant defined with Tephrosia purpurea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cracca dichotoma Kuntze (among others).

2) Uttar is also identified with Terminalia chebula It has the synonym Myrobalanus chebula Gaertn. (etc.).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 3
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1822)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1996)
· FBI (1878)

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

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

Hindi dictionary

Uttar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) answer, reply; north; later; —[kamsya yuga] late bronze age; ~[jivita] survived, surviving; ~[jivita, jivitva] survival, survivorship; ~[jivi], surviving; survivor; survived; —[pashana yuga] neolithic age; —[pratyuttara] reply and counter-reply, argument..—uttar (उत्तर) is alternatively transliterated as Uttara.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Nepali dictionary

Uttar is another spelling for उत्तर [uttara].—n. 1. north; 2. answer; reply; response;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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