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Reed 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Reed in English is the name of a plant defined with Arundo donax in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aira bengalensis (Retz.) J.F. Gmel. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora des Nordostdeutschen Flachlandes (1898)
· J. C. Rohlings Deutschlands Flora (1823)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica (1941)
· Flora Analítica de la Provincia de Valencia (1987)
· The Flora of British India (1896)
· Flora Pyrenaea (1901)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Reed, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, 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)
Starts with: Reed bamboo, Reed fescue, Reed grass, Reed manna grass, Reed mannagrass, Reed meadow grass, Reed panicum, Reed sweet grass, Reede, Reedy sugarcane.
Ends with (+8): Abandonment of greed, Arrow reed, Bamboo reed, Big sand reed, Broadfruit bur-reed, Broadfruit burreed, Buffalo reed, Bur-reed, Cane reed, Canereed, Danubian reed, Drooping woodreed, Giant reed, Giant river reed, Giant sand reed, Giantreed, Great reed, Greed, Moonshee reed, Narrow-leaved bur-reed.
Full-text (+572): Nadvala, Nalapattika, Venu, Nala, Nada, Nadya, Vetra, Devanala, Vetasa, Sara, Anikshu, Vetrakiya, Aishika, Isika, Nadini, Nadvabhu, Vaitasa, Vetasagriha, Sharabarhis, Ikkata.
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Search found 150 books and stories containing Reed; (plurals include: Reeds). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter III - The Jātaka of the monkey (vānara), version 1 < [Volume III]
Chapter XXXIII - The deer park (Mṛgadāya or Mṛgadāva) < [Volume I]
Chapter XV - The dreams of Śuddhodana and others < [Volume II]
Vernacular architecture of Assam (by Nabajit Deka)
Pajaghar Typology (b): Wall Construction < [Chapter 5]
Classification (c): Through Building Material < [Chapter 3]
Techniques (a): Collection and Processing of Material < [Chapter 4]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 230: Dutiya-Palāyi-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Jataka 463: Suppāraka-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Jataka 512: Kumbha-jātaka < [Volume 5]
The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians (by E.A. Wallis Budge)
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter VI - Lecture on the discharge of duty < [Book V - Upasama khanda (upashama khanda)]
Chapter LXXII - A lecture on the nature of liberation < [Book V - Upasama khanda (upashama khanda)]
Chapter xxxvi < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.204 < [Section XXX - Rules to be observed by the Religious Student]
Verse 8.247 < [Section XL - Disputes regarding Boundaries]