Alternative spellings of this word include Kakachinchi.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kakacinci in India is the name of a plant defined with Abrus precatorius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Abrus abrus W.F. Wright (among others).

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

· Verhandelingen van het bataviaasch genootschap van kunsten en wetenschappen (1790)
· Notulae Systematicae. Herbier du Museum de Paris (1951)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1995)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2000)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1997)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kakacinci, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kākaciñci (काकचिञ्चि).—f.

(-ñciḥ) See the preceding.

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Kākaciñcī (काकचिञ्ची).—f. (-ñcī) See kākaciñcā.

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

1) Kākaciñci (काकचिञ्चि):—[=kāka-ciñci] [from kāka] f. Abrus precatorius, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Kākaciñcī (काकचिञ्ची):—[=kāka-ciñcī] [from kāka] f. = ciñcā, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

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

1) Kākaciñci (काकचिञ्चि):—[kāka-ciñci] (ñciḥ) 2. f. Idem.

2) Kākaciñcī (काकचिञ्ची):—[kāka-ciñcī] (ñcī) 3. f. Idem.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kākaciñcī (काकचिञ्ची) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kāaiṃcī, Kāiṃcī.

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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

Kākaciṃci (ಕಾಕಚಿಂಚಿ):—

1) [noun] the plant, Abrus precatorius of Papilionaceae family; wild liquorice.

2) [noun] its seed.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kaka, Cinci.

Starts with: Kakacincika.

Full-text: Kakacinca, Kakajamghe, Kaaimci, Kakatumdike, Kainci.

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