White flower: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)White flower in English is the name of a plant defined with Zephyranthes candida in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hippeastrum candidum Stapf (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Herbertia (1938)
· Botanical Magazine (9184)
· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’ (2607)
· Acta Agriculturae BorealiOccidentalis Sinica (1997)
· Familiarum Naturalium Regni Vegetabilis Monographicae (1847)
· Botanical Register (1823)
If you are looking for specific details regarding White flower, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Flower, White.
Full-text (+188): Shvetapushpa, Kritavedhana, Pratapasa, Kandala, Pracanda, Gulamasa, White-flower lagopsis, Sevati, Kroshtri, Kahlara, Shvetaprasunaka, Vatyayani, Vrishciva, Godadodaki, Saradumbi, Anejaji, Kashitumbe, Namavaikuntam, Shamkhasu, Shvetarka.
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Search found 56 books and stories containing White flower; (plurals include: White flowers). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 2.19.9-10 < [Chapter 19 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Sun-worship Vratas (37) Rakta-saptamī < [Chapter 5 - Rituals Related to the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
The White Kasiṇa < [Chapter V - The Remaining Kasiṇas (Sesa-kasiṇa-niddesa)]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 229 - The significance of Dreams (svapna-adhyāya)
Chapter 230 - The inauspicious auguries (śakuna)
Chapter 40 - The mode of making the respectful offering to the god
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Śrāddha in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)