Caw: 1 definition
Introduction:
Caw 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)Caw in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Sorghum bicolor in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon vulgaris (Pers.) Raspail (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (2001)
· Elenchus Plantarum Horti Regni Botanici Matritensis (1803)
· Prodromus stirpium in horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium. (1796)
· Descripción de las Plantas (1802)
· Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, … (1794)
· Observationes Botanicae (1781)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Caw, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, have a look at these references.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cawa, Cawa-okhor, Cawaiki, Cawe, Cawjc heo, Cawnpore, Cawrng gaf.
Full-text: Kuj, Kard, Karakaranem, Dhmaksh, Dhraksh, Dhvanksh, Dhranksh, Kavgudu, Dhmanksh, Karda, Dranksh, Dronakakala, Draksh, Dhmaksha, Dhvaksh, Dhvanksha, Rat.
Relevant text
Search found 11 books and stories containing Caw; (plurals include: Caws). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Last Day of a Winter < [October – December, 2007]
Images of Autumn < [April – June, 2007]
Death of Flora and Fauna < [January – March, 2008]
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 214: Puṇṇa-Nadī-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Jataka 451: Cakka-Vāka-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Jataka 188: Sīhakoṭṭhuka-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Chapter 47 - Motley Miscellany (mayūracitraka)
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 18 < [Khandaka 1 - The Minor Disciplinary Proceedings]