Gay: 1 definition
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Gay 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)Gay in Upper Volta is the name of a plant defined with Imperata cylindrica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calamagrostis lagurus (L.) Koeler (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Conspectus Florae Africae (1894)
· Mémoires de l’Académie des Sciences, Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres de Toulouse (1788)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Flora Capensis (1898)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1783)
· Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier, sér. 2,
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gay, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, 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.
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Starts with (+243): Gay ank, Gay feather, Gay-wings, Gaya, Gaya babul, Gaya eba, Gaya Kassapa, Gaya Phaggu, Gaya Sutta, Gaya-mari, Gaya-mukta, Gayab, Gayaba, Gayabas, Gayacala, Gayada, Gayadada, Gayadasa, Gayadasanibandha, Gayaderi.
Ends with (+196): Aisegay, Anakankay, Anankay, Angay, Anil-vari-kotunkay, Aragay, Arugay, Ataikkay, Badagay, Bagilgay, Baigay, Balagay, Balgay, Balugay, Banalgay, Barugay, Belagay, Belugay, Bhogay, Bhringay.
Full-text (+136): Kautukin, Mandayu, Anandi, Vilasita, Ullasi, Ranvita, Hausadara, Rangi, Praphulla, Khushamauja, Rangela, Rangadara, Praphullavadana, Kalakeli, Rocishnu, Phulla, Matsara, Ghrishu, Northern milkvetch, Fragaria daltoniana.
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Search found 56 books and stories containing Gay; (plurals include: Gaies). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Little Astray < [July – September, 1982]
Crossing the Rubicon < [January-February 1933]
Dream Bubbles < [October – December, 1999]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 8 - Styles (vṛtti) of the Bhāṇa < [Chapter 2 - Bhāṇa (critical study)]
Part 3-6 - Vīthī rules < [Chapter 7 - Vīthī (critical study)]
Part 8 - Style (Vṛtti) in the Vīthī < [Chapter 7 - Vīthī (critical study)]
Heimskringla (by Snorri Sturlson)
Part 48 - King Harald Grenske's Death < [Chapter VI - King Olaf Trygvason's Saga]
Part 18 - Fifteenth Battle < [Chapter VII - Saga Of Olaf Haraldson]
Part 3 - King Sigurd's Journey Out Of The Country < [Chapter XII - Saga Of Sigurd The Crusader And His Brothers Eystein And Olaf]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 4.4.8 < [Section 4 - Fourth Tiruvaymoli (Mannai iruntu tulavi)]
Pasuram 9.8.6 < [Section 8 - Eighth Tiruvaymoli (Arukkum vinaiyayina)]
Pasuram 2.8.11 < [Section 8 - Eighth Tiruvaymoli (Anaivatu Aravu-anaimel)]
Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India) (by Nidheesh Kannan B.)
6.6. Sexual Minorities in Ancient India < [Chapter 5 - Looking for Alternatives: Possibilities in Kāmaśāstra]
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya (by Śrī Gunaraja Khan)