Vilavasin, Vilavāsin: 3 definitions

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Vilavasin 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

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

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

· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1987)
· Bulletin de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle d’Autun (1893)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1889)
· Cytologia (1992)
· Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (1965)
· Japanese Journal of Genetics (1991)

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vilavasin in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vilavāsin (विलवासिन्).—mfn. (-sī-sinī-si) Living in a hole, burrowing. m. (-sī) A snake. E. vila a hole, and vāsin who inhabits.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vilavāsin (विलवासिन्):—[vila-vāsin] (sī-sinī-si) 1. m. f. A snake. a. Living in holes.

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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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