Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Hul in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Pennisetum glaucum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Alopecurus typhoides Burm.f. (among others).

2) Hul in Senegal is also identified with Parkia biglobosa It has the synonym Inga senegalensis DC. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1987)
· Toxicon (2003)
· Taxon (1976)
· Bot. Zeit. (1853)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1817)
· Agron. Trop. (1973)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Hul, for example chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hul (हुल्).—1 P. (holati)

1) To go.

2) To cover or conceal.

3) To kill.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hul (हुल्).—r. 1st cl. (holati) 1. To go, to move. 2. To kill. 3. To cover.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hul (हुल्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To go. 2. To cover. 3. To kill.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hul (हुल्):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] holati, to go, [Dhātupāṭha xx, 14];

—to cover, conceal, [ib.];

—to kill, [ib.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hul (हुल्):—holati 1. a. To go; to kill; to cover.

[Sanskrit to German]

Hul in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Hūḷ (ಹೂಳ್):—[verb] ಹೂಳು [hulu]1.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Hul is another spelling for हूल [hūla].—n. crowd; hustle; mob;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+288): Hul-hul, Hula, Hula-hidaka-gida, Hulabanni, Hulabhub, Hulacala, Hulacutiya, Hulada, Hulaga, Hulagaeru, Hulagali, Hulagemma, Hulagil, Hulagilu, Hulagilu hullu, Hulagilu-hullu, Hulagraka, Hulaguda, Hulahatti, Hulahidaka.

Ends with (+211): Agasti phul, Akhajiphul, Amar-phul, Ankhe-phul, Ankuri-phul, Anyam hul, Asharaphu಼l, Asphul, Baanam phul, Babhul, Bahramase-phul, Bahul, Bahuphul, Balphul, Bandukiche-phul, Bans-phul, Bhangeri-phul, Bhas bhul, Bhatamase-phul, Bhedi-phul.

Full-text: Huluhula, Hul-hul, Anyam hul, Taraphala, Caloncoba subtomentosa, Hulagraka, Hulamatrika, Hola, Hula, Xylotheca tettensis.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Hul, Hūḷ; (plurals include: Huls, Hūḷs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

A fragment of the Babylonian 'Dibbara' epic (by Morris Jastrow)

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Triveni Journal

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