Biology (plants and animals)

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

Bonke in Zaire is the name of a plant defined with Trilepisium madagascariense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bosqueia thouarsiana Baill. (among others).

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

· A Bahian Heritage. (1978)
· Ewé: The Use of Plants in Yoruba Society. (1995)
· The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts (1756)
· Ifa Divination. Communication between Gods and Men in West Africa. (1969)
· Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series C: Biological and Medical Sciences (1988)
· Adansonia (1867)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Boṃke (ಬೊಂಕೆ):—

1) [noun] a sticky, colloidal carbohydrate found in certain trees and plants, which dissolves in water and used as or in making adhesive; a gum.

2) [noun] a particular kind of gum.

3) [noun] the rind or peel of fruit.

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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: Bomkemannu.

Full-text: Bomka.

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