Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Garji [ಗರ್ಜಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Carissa carandas L. from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family having the following synonyms: Arduina carandas, Echites spinosus, Jasminonerium carandas. For the possible medicinal usage of garji, 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)

1) Garji in India is the name of a plant defined with Carissa carandas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Echites spinosus Burm.f. (among others).

2) Garji is also identified with Carissa spinarum It has the synonym Jasminonerium africanum (A. DC.) Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Histoire des Plantes (1888)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1830)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1883)
· Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Naturvidensk. Math. Afh. (1828)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1984)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Garji (गर्जि).—The thundering of clouds.

Derivable forms: garjiḥ (गर्जिः).

See also (synonyms): garjā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Garji (गर्जि).—m.

(-rjiḥ) The muttering of clouds or distant thunder. E. garj to sound as thunder, ki aff.

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

Garji (गर्जि):—[from garj] m. the rumbling (of clouds), [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa ix, 71; Śārṅgadhara-paddhati]

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

Garji (गर्जि):—(rjiḥ) 2. m. The muttering of clouds, or distant thunder.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Garji (गर्जि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gajji.

[Sanskrit to German]

Garji 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

Garji (ಗರ್ಜಿ):—

1) [noun] the plant Carissa carandas of Apocynaceae family.

2) [noun] its fruit.

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Garji (ಗರ್ಜಿ):—[noun] = ಗರ್ಜು [garju].

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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)

Starts with: Garjin, Garjini, Garjipravahini, Garjisu, Garjita, Garjitaghoshadundubhisvararaja, Garjitakala, Garjitarava, Garjitasaha, Garjiteshvara, Garjitri.

Ends with: Alagarji, Igarji, Mugarji.

Full-text: Garca, Gajji, Garja, Meghagarjighosha, Garjita, Meghagarjighoshata.

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