Bak: 3 definitions

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Bak means something in Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Bak has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Baka.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bak in the Bengali language is the name of a plant identified with Sesbania grandiflora (L.)Pers. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Sesban coccinea, Agati grandiflora, Coronilla grandiflora. For the possible medicinal usage of bak, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Bak in India is the name of a plant defined with Solanum kurzii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Solanum kurzii Prain.

2) Bak is also identified with Sesbania grandiflora It has the synonym Coronilla coccinea (L.f.) Willd. (etc.).

3) Bak in Upper Volta is also identified with Bombax costatum It has the synonym Bombax buonopozense P. Beauv. var. vuilletii Pellegr. (etc.).

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

· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1806)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· African Journal of Biotechnology (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Bak in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a heron; hypocrite, simulator; (nf) gabble, jabbering; ~[dhyana] feigned meditation designed to create an illusion, simulation; -[vritti] a heron-like mentality, hypocrisy; simulation; —[khulana] to go on talking idly; to be long-tongued, to go on gabbing endlessly..—bak (बक) is alternatively transliterated as Baka.

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