Definition of ARALIA. Meaning of ARALIA. Synonyms of ARALIA

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word ARALIA. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word ARALIA and, of course, ARALIA synonyms and on the right images related to the word ARALIA.

Definition of ARALIA

No result for ARALIA. Showing similar results...

Aralia nudicaulis
Sarsaparilla Sar`sa*pa*ril"la, n. [Sp. zarzaparrilla; zarza a bramble (perhaps fr. Bisc. zartzia) + parra a vine, or Parillo, a physician said to have discovered it.] (Bot.) (a) Any plant of several tropical American species of Smilax. (b) The bitter mucilaginous roots of such plants, used in medicine and in sirups for soda, etc. Note: The name is also applied to many other plants and their roots, especially to the Aralia nudicaulis, the wild sarsaparilla of the United States.
Aralia racemosa
Spikenard Spike"nard, n.[For spiked nard; cf. G. spieknarde, NL. spica nardi. See Spike an ear, and Nard.] 1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the Aralia racemosa, often called spignet, and used as a medicine. The spikenard of the ancients is the Nardostachys Jatamansi, a native of the Himalayan region. From its blackish roots a perfume for the hair is still prepared in India. 2. A fragrant essential oil, as that from the Nardostachys Jatamansi.
Aralia Schinseng
Ginseng Gin"seng, n. [Chinese.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng) has become so rare that the American (A. quinquefolia) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness.
Aralia trifolia
Groundnut Ground"nut` (-n[u^]t`), n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the Arachis hypog[ae]a (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut. (b) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste. (c) The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). [U. S.] --Gray. (d) A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum), having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet, aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, earth chestnut, hawknut, and pignut. [1913 Webster]
Paralian
Paralian Pa*ra"li*an, n. [Gr. ? near the sea; ? beside + ? the sea.] A dweller by the sea. [R.]

Meaning of ARALIA from wikipedia

- Aralia plumosa H.L.Li Aralia racemosa L. Aralia regeliana Marchal Aralia rex (Ekman) J.Wen Aralia scaberula G.Hoo Aralia scopulorum Brandegee Aralia searelliana...
- Aralia elata, also known as the ****anese angelica tree, Chinese angelica-tree, or Korean angelica-tree, is a species of woody plant in the family Araliaceae...
- Aralia nudicaulis (commonly wild sarsaparilla, false sarsaparilla, shot bush, small spikenard, wild liquorice, and rabbit root) is a species of flowering...
- Aralia spinosa, commonly known as devil's walking stick, is a woody species of plant in the genus Aralia of the family Araliaceae. It is native to eastern...
- Fatsia ****onica, also fatsi, paperplant, false castor oil plant, or ****anese aralia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to southern...
- Polyscias scutellaria, the shield aralia, or plum aralia, is a tropical shrub or small tree reaching 2–6 meters in height. A native of eastern Malesia...
- Polyscias fruticosa, or Ming aralia, is a perennial plant, dicot evergreen shrub or dwarf tree, native to India. The plant grows fairly slowly but can...
- Aralia cordata is an upright herbaceous perennial plant growing up to 2 to 3 metres (6.6 to 9.8 ft) in height, native to ****an, Korea, Russian Far East...
- called Schefflera elegantissima and Dizygotheca elegantissima), the false aralia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to New...
- Aralia racemosa, with common names American spikenard, small spikenard, Indian root, ****e berry, spignet, life-of-man, petty morel, is an ornamental plant...