Acoku, Acōku: 2 definitions
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Acoku in India is the name of a plant defined with Polyalthia longifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Uvaria altissima Pennant, nom. illeg. (among others).
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Languages of India and abroad
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAcōku (அசோகு) noun < idem.
1. Aśōka tree, medium tree, Saraca indica; பிண்டி. பூமலி யசோகின் புனைநிழல் [pindi. pumali yasogin punainizhal] (நன். [nan.] 56).
2. Indian mast-tree. See நெட்டிலிங்கம். [nettilingam.] (L.)
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Acōku (அசோகு) noun < a-śōka. Health; ease; சுகம். (பொதிகை நிகண்டு) [sugam. (pothigai nigandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Asogu, Malaikkarunai, Kolikkuti, Pallavattiru, Cacupam, Iravatam, Kakoli, Caripam, Ceyalai, Celai, Ayil, Matu.
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