Water coconut: 1 definition
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Water coconut in English is the name of a plant defined with Nypa fruticans in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nipa arborescens Wurmb ex H. Wendl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Verhandelingen van het bataviaasch genootschap van kunsten en wetenschappen (1779)
· Icon. Pl. Asiat. (1851)
· Dissert. Inaug. Med. Sagu (1757)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland (1888)
· Species Plantarum
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Water coconut; (plurals include: Water coconuts). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.23.189 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadvīpa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
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