Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Bobbi in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia nilotica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa scorpioides L. (among others).

2) Bobbi is also identified with Calophyllum apetalum It has the synonym Calophyllum decipiens Wight.

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

· An English and Oriya dictionary. (1873)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1783)
· An introduction to the study of Oriya. (1872)
· Fl. Karnataka (1996)

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

context information

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bobbi (ಬೊಬ್ಬಿ):—[noun] the large-sized evergreen tree Calophyllum tomentosum of Guttiferae family.

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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: Bobbi mara, Bobbidisu, Bobbidu, Bobbikku, Bobbili, Bobbin weed, Bobbiri, Bobbirita.

Full-text: Bobbi mara, Bobbe.

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