Deku, Ḍēku: 2 definitions
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Deku in India is the name of a plant defined with Byttneria herbacea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Commersonia herbacea G. Don (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1831)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· Flora Indica (1824)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1785)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Deku, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusḌēku (ಡೇಕು):—
1) [verb] to move forward by or as by crawling.
2) [verb] to exert oneself vigorously; to work hard; to struggle.
3) [verb] (in a marble game) to push the marble with one’s knuckle.
4) [verb] to take out grass, weeds, etc. by loosening the soil with a hoe or spade.
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Dēku (ದೇಕು):—
1) [verb] to move forward by or as by crawling.
2) [verb] to exert oneself vigorously; to work hard; to struggle.
3) [verb] (in marble game) to push the marble with one’s knuckle.
4) [verb] to take out grass, weeds, etc. by loosening the soil with a hoe or spade.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Dekudje, Dekuma, Dekusindoor.
Ends with: Agbadeku, Bendeku, Kukadeku, Ndeku, Sama ndeku, Tachi-bana-adeku, Udeku.
Full-text: Degu.
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