Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Cikke in India is the name of a plant defined with Areca catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Areca hortensis Lour. (among others).

2) Cikke is also identified with Cheilocostus speciosus It has the synonym Cardamomum arboreum (Lour.) Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Costoideae.
· The Flora of British India (1890)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 13 (1791)
· Nucleus (1975)
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1981)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1768)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Cikke, for example chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cikke (ಚಿಕ್ಕೆ):—[noun] = ಚಿಕ್ಕಿ [cikki]1.

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Cikke (ಚಿಕ್ಕೆ):—

1) [noun] a flat-nosed woman.

2) [noun] the small, widespread rodent Mus musculus having small ears and a long, thin tail, that commonly infests buildings; a mouse.

3) [noun] the nut of the palm tree Areca catechu; betel-nut.

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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: Cikkela, Cikkelakki, Cikken, Cikkena, Cikkenavu.

Ends with: Balacikke.

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