Biology (plants and animals)

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

Varavu in India is the name of a plant defined with Paspalum scrobiculatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Paspalum scrobiculatum L. var. bispicatum Hack. (among others).

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

· Kew Bulletin (1975)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1920)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1877)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1983)
· Systema Naturae, Editio Decima
· Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus (1786)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Varavu (ವರವು):—[noun] the act, fact or an instance of coming; arrival; a coming.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Varavu (வரவு) noun < வா-. [va-.] [K. baravu.]

1. Coming, advent; வருகை. செலவினும் வர வினும் [varugai. selavinum vara vinum] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 28). படிகாரிரெம் வரவு சொல்லுதிர் [padigarirem varavu solluthir] (கம்பராமாயணம் பள்ளிபடை. [kambaramayanam pallipadai.] 1).

2. Income, receipts; வருவாய். வரவு காணாத செலவு [varuvay. varavu kanatha selavu] (குமரேசசதகம் [kumaresasathagam] 29).

3. History; வரலாறு. இதன்வர விது வென் றிருந்தெய்வ முரைப்ப [varalaru. ithanvara vithu ven riruntheyva muraippa] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 6, 205).

4. Origin; உற்பத்தி. போக்கொடு வரவு மின்றி [urpathi. pokkodu varavu minri] (காசிகண்டம் மணிக. [kasigandam maniga.] 2).

5. Way, path; வழி. குன்றத்தாற் கூடல் வரவு [vazhi. kunrathar kudal varavu] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 8, 28).

6. Worship; வணங்குகை. புரையின்று மாற்றாளை மாற்றாள் வரவு [vanangugai. puraiyinru marralai marral varavu] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 20, 73).

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Vaṟavu (வறவு) noun cf. யவாகு. [yavagu.] Gruel; கஞ்சி. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [kanchi. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Varavucelavu, Varavulakam, Varavulaku, Varavumurai, Varavutal, Varavuvai.

Ends with: Ativaravu, Curruvaravu, Etirvaravu, Illotuvaravu, Parruvaravu, Pinvaravu, Pokkuvaravu, Tolvaravu, Varavaravu.

Full-text (+17): Varavutal, Etirvaravu, Ativaravu, Varavucelavu, Tolvaravu, Varavaravu, Puncai-varavunancai, Varavumurai, Pinvaravu, Illotuvaravu, Curruvaravu, Puncey-varavunancey, Pokkuvaravu, Parruvaravu, Varavuvai, Varavel, Patikaran, Ayaviyayam, Pettiyati, Varavetir.

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Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) (by N. Veerappan)

Shakti: Grace of God < [Chapter 4 - Concept of God]

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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

Unique contributions of Keraleeya Ayurveda in pediatric health care < [Volume 9 (issue 2), Apr-Jun 2018]

Acta Orientalia

Antiquity of the divyakṣetras in Pāṇḍināḍu < [Volume 73 (2012)]

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