Haku, Hāku: 2 definitions

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Haku means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Haku in Togo is the name of a plant defined with Afzelia africana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pahudia africana Prain (among others).

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

· Genera Nova Madagascariensia (1806)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· The Languages of West Africa. (1911)
· African Journal of Biotechnology (3662)
· Flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1855)
· Manding Art and Civilisation. (1972)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Hāku (ಹಾಕು):—

1) [verb] to take off; to remove (as dress, outer covering etc.).

2) [verb] to keep, put (something) at, on, etc.

3) [verb] to put on; to wear (as dress, covering, etc.).

4) [verb] to establish; to set up (as a shop).

5) [verb] to put or set in the ground for growth, as seeds, plants etc.

6) [verb] to pour or feed (water to plants).

7) [verb] to throw; to hurl.

8) [verb] to give birth to (said of animals).

9) [verb] to write or draw (a line, mark, etc.).

10) [verb] to commence; to start; to begin.

11) [verb] to invest (money in a business, enterprise, etc.).

12) [verb] to admit, put in or cause to joint (a person into a school, hospital, jail, etc.).

13) [verb] to provide (meals); to feed.

14) [verb] to give a blow.

15) [verb] to construct, form, build, etc.

16) [verb] to leave behind; to abandon.

17) [verb] to apply, daub, anoint, smear, etc. (as an oil, grease, etc.).

18) [verb] to impose (as a tax) on.

19) [verb] to unfold and spread on a flat surface (as a mat, bed).

20) [verb] to collect together and pile up.

21) [verb] to agitate (air) and direct toward (as with a fan).

22) [verb] to harness (as a yoke on the neck of an ox).

23) [verb] to pierce (with a pointed weapon, horn, etc.).

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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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