Biology (plants and animals)

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

Duda in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Senna occidentalis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cassia falcata L. (among others).

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

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2002)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1987)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1991)
· Flora Caroliniana (1788)

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

ḍuḍā (डुडा).—m In N. Konkan. Weaver-bird, Ploceus Phillipensis.

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dūḍa (दूड).—f An ornament of two sara or strings with two gems (for the neck of females). 2 A couple of pitchers of water as brought at once. 3 m A weed that grows up with rice. 4 A cattle-tick.

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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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dūda (दूद).—mfn.

(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) Afflicting, harassing. E. dū, and da what gives or occasions.

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

1) Duda (दुद):—m. Name of a mountain, [Mahābhārata xiii, 7658.]

2) Dūda (दूद):—[=dū-da] [from dū] mfn. afflicting, harassing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (For 1. dū See p. 488, col. 2.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dūda (दूद):—[(daḥ-dā-daṃ) a.] Afflicting.

[Sanskrit to German]

Duda 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Duḍa (ದುಡ):—[noun] a large earthenware, used to store corn.

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Dūda (ದೂದ):—[noun] = ದೂತ - [duta -] 1.

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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)

Partial matches: Da, Du, Ta.

Starts with (+33): Duda-gorai, Dudabha, Dudaduda, Dudadudane, Dudaga, Dudagachha, Dudagorai, Dudagu, Dudaiva, Dudakarim, Dudaki, Dudal, Dudala, Dudaligatch, Dudama, Dudana, Dudandi, Dudapeda, Dudapheni, Dudaray.

Ends with: Dudaduda, Haddamahaduda, Mahaduda, Maraduda, Mududa, Nemaliaduda, Piramotuta, Sallog-duda, Senduda, Svaduda, Valakaduda, Walekaduda.

Full-text: Aparagni, Karmakartar, Duda-gorai, Taratuda, Duritadamani, Sallog-duda, Pratishthana, Gotrariktha, Yamaka, Du, Idam, Ashvin, Dush, Ka.

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