Guge, Gūge: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Guge in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Dipterocarpus turbinatus Dipterocarpus turbinatus C.F.Gaertn from the Dipterocarpaceae (Sal) family having the following synonyms: Dipterocarpus jourdainii. For the possible medicinal usage of guge, 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.

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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

Gūge (ಗೂಗೆ):—

1) [noun] any predatory nocturnal bird of prey of the order Strigiformes, with large eyes surrounded by stiff-feathered disks, and a short, hooked beak, feathered legs with sharp talons and soft plumage, and flies noiselessly; an owl.

2) [noun] (fig.) (used as a term of abuse) a person of lethargic or stupid nature, and ugly look.

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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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