Garagatti, Garagaṭṭi: 3 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

[«previous next»] — Garagatti in Biology glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Garagatti [ಗರಗತ್ತಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Ficus exasperata from the Moraceae (Mulberry) family having the following synonyms: Ficus asperrima, Ficus punctifera. For the possible medicinal usage of garagatti, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Garagatti in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus asperrima in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus asperrima Teijsm. & Binn..

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

· Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief.
· Ned. Kruidk. Arch. (1855)

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Garagatti in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Garagaṭṭi (ಗರಗಟ್ಟಿ):—[noun] (dial.) a liquid dish made using vegetables, used to mix with rice.

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Garagatti (ಗರಗತ್ತಿ):—[noun] the tree Ficus asperrima of Moraceae family, with soft wood, leaves of which are used for softening the surface of other woods, by rubbing on; sand-paper tree.

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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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