Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Davala in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl from the Lauraceae (Laurel) family having the following synonyms: Camphora officinarum, Laurus camphora. For the possible medicinal usage of davala, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Davala in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Aglaia odorata Lour. from the Meliaceae (Neem) family having the following synonyms: Aglaia oblanceolata, Aglaia pentaphylla, Aglaia sinensis.

Davala in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Uraria lagopodoides (L.) DC. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Uraria lagopodioides, Hedysarum lagopodioides, Doodia lagopodioides.

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

1) Davala in India is the name of a plant defined with Aglaia odorata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aglaia odorata var. microphyllina C. DC..

2) Davala is also identified with Chukrasia tabularis It has the synonym Swietenia chickrassa Roxb. (etc.).

3) Davala is also identified with Cinnamomum camphora It has the synonym Cinnamomum camphora var. nominale Hayata ex Matsum. & Hayata (etc.).

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

· Nouvelles archives du muséum d’histoire naturelle (1913)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo (1906)
· Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen (1830)
· Phytotherapy Research (2003)
· Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research (1998)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ḍavalā (डवला).—m C A hollowed cocoannt used to bale or dish out. It has a stick-handle. 2 (ḍaula) Swelling and swaggering; vaunting or blustering; gasconade. v mirava. 3 A plant, Hemionites cordifolia. Rox. or Hedysarum lagopodioides. Rox.

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dāvala (दावल).—f Making pretence or a feint of. v dākhava.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ḍavaḷa (ಡವಳ):—

1) [noun] brilliant or gorgeous appearance, colouring, etc.; magnificence; splendour.

2) [noun] tidiness orderliness; etc.

3) [noun] a way or method in which something is or to be done, happens or happened; manner.

4) [noun] the outward appearance.

5) [noun] a man whose good appearance, behaviour etc. belie his real intentions; a deceiver.

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Ḍavaḷa (ಡವಳ):—[noun] a kind of song sung usu. on occasion of marriages.

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Davaḷa (ದವಳ):—[adjective] reflecting almost all the rays of light; of the colour of pure snow; white.

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Davaḷa (ದವಳ):—

1) [noun] a large conch-shell used to blow through to produce a continuous and loud sound.

2) [noun] the white colour.

3) [noun] the mahagony tree Swietenia mahogani (= Soymida mahagoni) of Meliaceae family.

4) [noun] the camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora of Lauraceae family that gives camphor.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+12): Davalamalika, Davalanem, Davalara, Davalat, Davalata, Davalatadara, Davalatajyada, Davalattu, Tavalacattiram, Tavalai, Tavalaiccempu, Tavalaiccori, Tavalaikkay, Tavalaikkuranku, Tavalaikkutti, Tavalaimukkataippan, Tavalainoy, Tavalaippanai, Tavalaippayccal, Tavalaitattu.

Ends with (+45): Adavala, Amadavala, Bandavala, Bettada-padavala, Bhadavala, Bhandavala, Bhimdavala, Bhungadavala, Calabamdavala, Calatibamdavala, Camdavala, Cedavala, Damdavala, Gadavala, Gahadavala, Gandavala, Gavumdavala, Ghanasempadavala, Gharabhandavala, Ghodavala.

Full-text: Atigandhika, Anghrivalli, Anghriparni, Anghriparnika, Anghrivallika, Amshumat, Daula.

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