Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Akadi in India is the name of a plant defined with Daemia extensa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pergularia extensa (Jacq.) N.E. Br. (among others).

2) Akadi is also identified with Pergularia daemia It has the synonym Asclepias convolvulacea Willd. (etc.).

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

· Miscellanea Austriaca ad Botanicam, Chemiam, et Historiam Naturalem Spectantia (1781)
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Resultati Scientifi ci della Missione Stefanini-Paoli nella Somalia Italiana (1916)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1980)
· Flora Capensis (Harvey) (1908)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association

If you are looking for specific details regarding Akadi, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, 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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ākaḍī (आकडी).—f The treble-beating stick of the tabor sambaḷa. The other stick is ḍaṅkhā.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Akaḍi (ಅಕಡಿ):—

1) [noun] a minor crop grown between two furrows of the main crop.

2) [noun] a furrow of such a minor crop.

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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)

Starts with: Akadinu, Akadio, Akaditakkadi, Akadiyo, Akati, Akati-piccatiillatavan, Akatiyam.

Ends with (+111): Abhrakadi, Abhrakagandhakadi, Ainanakadi, Akaditakkadi, Akati, Angarakadi, Atakadi, Awussakadi, Balajirakadi, Banabanaki Lakadi, Barakadi, Barasakadi, Bhallatakadi, Bhovarakadi, Bhringamadakadi, Bhurakadi, Bilvakadi, Bu takadi, Cakadi, Cakati.

Full-text: Danka.

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