Chikara: 2 definitions

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Chikara 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 Chikara has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Cikara.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Chikara in India is the name of a plant defined with Dactyloctenium aegyptium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cynosurus aegyptius L. (among others).

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

· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Flora Boreali-Americana (1803)
· Flora Caroliniana, secundum … (1788)
· Mexicanas Plantas (1886)
· Synopseos Plantarum (1805)
· Chloris Aetnensis (1813)

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

Chikara in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a kind of violin..—chikara (चिकारा) is alternatively transliterated as Cikārā.

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