Doda, Dōḍa, Doḍa: 5 definitions

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1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Doda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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)

1) Doda in India is the name of a plant defined with Papaver somniferum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Papaver hortense Hussenot (among others).

2) Doda is also identified with Theriophonum minutum It has the synonym Typhonium crenatum (Wight) Schott (etc.).

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

· Oesterreichische botanische Zeitschrift (1858)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Linnaea (1831)
· Rumphia (1837)
· Monogr. Phan. (1879)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Doda, for example diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dōḍa (दोड).—a (Vulgar for dvāḍa) Vile, bad, wicked, mischievous.

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dōḍā (दोडा).—m The fruit of the Cotton-tree. 2 A young and hard fruit gen.: also a fruit of the cucurbitaceous class.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ḍoḍa (डोड):—m. Name of a royal family, [???]

[Sanskrit to German]

Doda in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.