Botanical Names, Families, and Uses of Various Plants

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Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea)

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Family: Fabaceae Common Name: Groundnut, Peanut Uses: Refined oil for cooking, margarine, peanut butter, soap making, cattle feed, medicinal uses.

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Coconut (Cocos nucifera)

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Family: Arecaceae Common Name: Coconut, Narial Uses: Cooking oil, margarine, cosmetic preparations, cattle feed, illumination.

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Linseed (Linum usitatissimum)

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Family: Linaceae Common Name: Alsi, Flax Uses: Drying oil for paints, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, organic manure, cattle feed.

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Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

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Family: Pedaliaceae Common Name: Til Uses: Cooking fats, margarine, religious rituals, medicinal uses, protein supplement for livestock.

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Mustard (Brassica spp.)

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Family: Brassicaceae Common Name: Mustard, Sarson Uses: Condiment for pickles, cooking oils, lubricants, cattle feed, Ayurvedic medicinal oils.