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Methi is a familiar leafy green that is seen at the shop of every vegetable seller and carts in India. It is found in almost every household serving many needs of the people. Methi, Fenugreek by name in English speaking countries, has been baptized as Trigonella foenum-graecum in taxonomy. Fenugreek entered in English vocabulary from…
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Lajjawati is a fascinating plant whose binary nomenclature is Mimosa pudica. Both terms of Mimosa and pudica are derived from Latin language. Mimosa means ‘mimic’ i.e. imitator meaning thereby actor/actress and the pudica signifies to modest, shy (Sharmili – Sharmila and chaste etc, so the literal connotation of Mimosa pudica is Sharmili Adakar and it…
