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The transcription followed in this paper is the standard scholarly one for Indian languages. The complete text of this article is available in an electronic version (see http://www.ias.ac.in/jbiosci/Dec2009/829-833.pd

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Witzel, M. The linguistic history of some Indian domestic plants. J Biosci 34, 829–833 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-009-0096-1

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