Biology (plants and animals)

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

Ekke in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Madorius giganteus (L.) Kuntze (among others).

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

· Systema Vegetabilium (1820)
· Taxon (1977)
· Hortus Kewensis (1811)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1837)
· Chem. Pharm. Bull. (Tokyo) (1998)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)

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

Ekke (ಎಕ್ಕೆ):—

1) [noun] the fact of accompanying; togetherness.

2) [noun] the fact of being equal or similar.

3) [noun] a multitude; a group; a heap of grains or any other things.

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Ekke (ಎಕ್ಕೆ):—[noun] the plant Calotropis gigantea ( = C. procera) of Asclepiadaceae family; the sun-plant.

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Ekke (ಎಕ್ಕೆ):—[noun] the frame of a cot.

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Ekke (ಎಕ್ಕೆ):—[noun] a place of dwelling; a house.

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Ekke (ಎಕ್ಕೆ):—[noun] the position or fact of being situated at a (relatively) higher place; elevation.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ekkē (எக்கே) interjection An exclamation of sorrow; வருத்தக் குறிப்பு. எக்கே யிதுவென் [varuthag kurippu. ekke yithuven] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 10, 8, 8).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Ekkeguttu, Ekkekke, Ekkemale, Ekkeri, Ekkevaru, Ekkevaruvaru, Ekkevay, Ekkeyuli, Ekkin.

Ends with (+32): Aramekke, Arasekke, Babbuchekke, Boppili chekke, Boppili-chekke, Cekke, Chekke, Daasamekke, Dasamekke, Doddahallu mekke, Doddahalmekke, Doddamekke, Ekkekke, Gabbuchekke, Halmekke, Halumekke, Hamekke, Haralutekke, Harumekke, Havmekke.

Full-text: Ekkemale.

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No search results for Ekke, Ekkē, Ekkae; (plurals include: Ekkes, Ekkēs, Ekkaes) in any book or story.