Gajjuga: 2 definitions

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Gajjuga means something in 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) Gajjuga in India is the name of a plant defined with Caesalpinia bonduc in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Guilandina grisebachiana (Kuntze) Krug & Urban ex Duss (among others).

2) Gajjuga is also identified with Caesalpinia crista It has the synonym Genista scandens Lour. (etc.).

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

· Hortus Kewensis (1811)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora of the Southeastern United States
· Flora of the British West Indian Islands (1860)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gajjuga (ಗಜ್ಜುಗ):—

1) [noun] the tree Caesalpinia bonduc of Caesalpiniaceae family.

2) [noun] the creeper Caesalpinia bonducella of Caesalpiniaceae family.

3) [noun] the hard, round, grey seed of this plant, used as marble to play with; nicker.

4) [noun] the game played with these seeds.

5) [noun] an eye-disease, characterised by the eye-ball protuberating and look like this seed.

6) [noun] the creeper Caesalpinia jayabo of Caesalpiniaceae family.

7) [noun] another creeper of the same family Caesalpinia sepiaria.

8) [noun] its round black seed.

9) [noun] the creeper Wagatea spicata of Caesalpinaceae family.

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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.

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