Boddu, Boḍḍu: 2 definitions

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Boddu means something in 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Boddu in India is the name of a plant defined with Combretum album in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Combretum album De Wild., nom. illeg., non Combretum album Pers. (among others).

2) Boddu is also identified with Combretum roxburghii It has the synonym Combretum decandrum Jacq. (etc.).

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

· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1796)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1827)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1825)
· Synopseos Plantarum (1805)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (2008)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1914)

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Boḍḍu (ಬೊಡ್ಡು):—

1) [adjective] not sharp; blunt.

2) [adjective] not bright; dull; dim.

3) [adjective] slow-witted; mentally slow; somewhat stupid.

4) [adjective] rought; not refined; rude.

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Boḍḍu (ಬೊಡ್ಡು):—

1) [noun] (said of cutting weapons) the quality or fact of being blunt.

2) [noun] the quality of being mentally slow, lacking brightness of mind; somewhat stupidity.

3) [noun] a slow-whitted or somewhat stupid person.

4) [noun] the quality of being rough, rude.

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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.

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