White waterlily: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) White waterlily in English is the name of a plant defined with Nymphaea lotus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Castalia mystica Salisb. (among others).
2) White waterlily is also identified with Nymphaea odorata It has the synonym Nymphaea odorata Aiton var. gigantea Tricker ex Conard (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cytologia (1980)
· Rhodora (1908)
· Nymphaea lotus
· The Cyclopaedia
· Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. (1953)
· Castalia (1806)
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Partial matches: White, Water lily.
Full-text: Saugandhika, Komudi, Kumuda.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 3: The eight dreams < [Chapter XIII - Śrī Mahāvīra’s nirvāṇa]