Biology (plants and animals)

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

Wata in Japan is the name of a plant defined with Gossypium arboreum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gossypium arboreum Parl. (among others).

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

· Caryologia (1986)
· China Cottons (1984)
· Florae Fluminensis Icones (1831)
· China Cottons (1985)
· Chromosoma (1976)
· Acta Genetica Sinica (1985)

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

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Starts with: Wata tik, Watam, Watan, Watana, Wataniya, Watanta jambere, Watari sawari.

Ends with (+1): Agwata, Airawata, Chikwata, Igwata, Iwata, Kaen-kise-wata, Kamwata, Ki-wata, Kikwata, Kilawata, Kwata, Lapengwata, Mahashwata, Mdagwata, Mgwata, Mkwata, Mukwata, Shiro-bana-wata, Swata, To-wata.

Full-text: To-wata, Ki-wata, Indo-wata-no-ki, Shiro-bana-wata, Wata tik, Kaen-kise-wata.

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