Chik, Chīk: 2 definitions

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Chik 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 Chik has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Cik. It further has the optional forms Chīk.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Chik in Thailand is the name of a plant defined with Croton griffithii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oxydectes griffithii (Hook.f.) Kuntze (among others).

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

· Tree Fl. Malaya (1973)
· Records of the Botanical Survey of India (1922)
· Novon (2002)
· Dict. Econ. Prod. Malay Pen. (1935)
· PROSEA (2001)
· Fl. Thailand (2005)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Chik, for example health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, 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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Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Chik in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a screen of bamboo parings or reed, bamboo curtain..—chik (चिक) is alternatively transliterated as Cika.

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