The Sanskrit terms Piṇḍipuṣpa and Piṇḍīpuṣpa can be transliterated into English as Pindipuspa or Pindipushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Pindipushpa in India is the name of a plant defined with Saraca indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Jonesia asoca sensu auct. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum.
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Piṇḍipuṣpa (पिण्डिपुष्प) or Piṇḍīpuṣpa (पिण्डीपुष्प).—the Aśoka tree.

Derivable forms: piṇḍipuṣpaḥ (पिण्डिपुष्पः), piṇḍīpuṣpaḥ (पिण्डीपुष्पः).

Piṇḍipuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms piṇḍi and puṣpa (पुष्प).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Piṇḍīpuṣpa (पिण्डीपुष्प):—[=piṇḍī-puṣpa] [from piṇḍī > piṇḍ] m. Jonesia Asoka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pindipushpa in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pushpa, Pindi.

Full-text: Ashoka.

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