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Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Gumba in Congo is the name of a plant defined with Cardiospermum halicacabum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cardiospermum molle Kunth (among others).

2) Gumba is also identified with Clematis brachiata It has the synonym Clematis simensis Fresen. (etc.).

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

· Consp. Fl. Afric. (1898)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Linnaea (1844)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Linnaea (1843)
· Museum Senckenbergianum (1837)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Gumba, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, 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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

gumba : (m.) a bush; a thicket; a troop or swarm.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Gumba, (Sk. gulma, *glem to *gel, to be thick, to conglomerate, cp. Lat. glomus (ball), globus, etc. See guḷa) 1. a troop, a heap, cluster, swarm. Of soldiers: Vin.I, 345; of fish (maccha°) D.I, 84=M.I, 279=II.22= A.I, 9.—2. a thicket, a bush, jungle; the lair of an animal in a thicket (sayana° J.IV, 256) S.III, 6 (eḷagalā°); J.III, 52 (nivāsa°, vasana°); VvA.301 (gaccha° underwood); J.I, 149, 167; II, 19; III, 55; IV, 438; VvA.63, 66. Cp. pagumba=gumba, in vana° Sn.233 (see KhA 192). veḷu° Th.1, 919.- Acc. gumbaṃ (adv.) thickly, in masses balled together Miln.117 (of clouds).

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Guṃba (ಗುಂಬ):—[noun] = ಗುಂಬು [gumbu]1.

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Guṃba (ಗುಂಬ):—[noun] = ಗುಂಬು [gumbu]2.

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Guṃba (ಗುಂಬ):—

1) [noun] a container of earthenware, metal etc., round and deep, having a small round mouth, for holding or carrying water; a pot.

2) [noun] the central, globular part of a wheel, which is fastened to the axle or turning on it, and to which the spokes supporting the outer part of the wheel are attached.

3) [noun] a round structure of stone or wood forming the uppermost part of the capital of a column; an abacus.

4) [noun] the frontal globe on the upper part of the forehead of an elephant.

context information

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: Gumbaccu, Gumbad, Gumbada, Gumbadambate, Gumbadavel, Gumbadvel, Gumbaguli, Gumbahogu, Gumbaj, Gumbaja, Gumbakattu, Gumbalaki, Gumbamatu, Gumbantara, Gumbar, Gumbarati, Gumbaro, Gumbassu, Gumbati, Gumbavadya.

Ends with: Ciragumba, Daregumba, Kantakagumba, Karangiyaa gumba, Kirugumba, Macchagumba, Manasalu-gumba, Mugumba, Mulilangumba, Niggumba, Pagumba, Sattigumba, Vanagumba, Vanappagumba, Velugumba, Venugumba, Yarcagumba, Yarchgumba, Yarsagumba.

Full-text (+1): Karangiyaa gumba, Pagumba, Gumbha, Thamhhaka, Gumbiya, Niggumba, Gumbantara, Kantakagumba, Velugumba, Kamboji, Vanagumba, Jinjuka, Gulmaka, Venu, Viparamosa, Golomika, Gaccha, Puthu, Bala-sutta, Bala.

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Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)

The story of Dīghāvu < [10. The monks from Kosambī (Kosambaka)]

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