King's-cup: 1 definition
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King's-cup means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)King's-cup in English is the name of a plant defined with Caltha palustris in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Caltha palustris subsp. asarifolia (DC.) Hultén (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1807)
· Int. Organ. Pl. Biosyst. Newslett.
· Bot. Journal of the Linnean Society
· Flora Americae Septentrionalis (1814)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1817)
· Bot. Journal of the Linnean Society (2006)
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A Short history of Lanka (by Humphry William Codrington)