Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Gokhura [ଗୋଖୁର] in the Odia language is the name of a plant identified with Tribulus terrestris var. bicornutus (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Hadidi from the Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop) family having the following synonyms: Tribulus bicornutus, Tribulus hispidus. For the possible medicinal usage of gokhura, 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.

Gokhura [गोखुर] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.

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

Gokhura in India is the name of a plant defined with Pedalium murex in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rogeria microcarpa Klotzsch (among others).

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

· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique (1861)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) (1865)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 10

If you are looking for specific details regarding Gokhura, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gokhura (गोखुर).—m.

(-raḥ) See gokṣura; also gokhuri.

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

1) Gokhura (गोखुर):—[=go-khura] [from go] m. = -kaṇṭa

2) [v.s. ...] Tribulus lanuginosus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a Dānava, [Harivaṃśa 12937] ([varia lectio] -kṣura).

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

Gokhura (गोखुर):—[go-khura] (raḥ) 1. m. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gokhura 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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Gokhura (गोखुर):—n. 1. a cow's hoofs; 2. Bot. cathrops;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Go, Khura.

Starts with: Gokhureshvara.

Full-text: Gokshura, Gokhuri, Shaphaka, Gokantaka, Tilatsa, Gotirtha, Gokhureshvara.

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