West indies gherkin: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)West indies gherkin in English is the name of a plant defined with Trichosanthes anguina in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Trichosanthes cucumerina L. var. anguina (L.) Haines (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· The Botany of Bihar and Orissa (1922)
· Species Plantarum
· Nov. Pl. Gen. (1729)
· Helios (1893)
· Systema Naturae
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