Hejje: 2 definitions

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Hejje 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)

Hejje in India is the name of a plant defined with Calamus rotang in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Palmijuncus monoecus Kuntze (among others).

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

· Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. (1845)
· Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden (Calcutta) (1908)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1976)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1985)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1986)

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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

Hejje (ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ):—

1) [noun] a mark left by the shod or unshod foot, as in earth or sand; a footprint.

2) [noun] a way beaten, formed or trodden by the feet of persons; a path.

3) [noun] the terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an individual stands and walks; a foot.

4) [noun] an object used to represent something; a symbol; a token.

5) [noun] the distance between two successive steps of a person while walking.

6) [noun] a walking.

7) [noun] a place of protction; shelter.

8) [noun] a particular manner of putting a step forward in wrestling.

9) [noun] the manner of placing of feet while walking.

10) [noun] habits or usages collectively; convention; a practice so long established that it has the force of law; a custom.

11) [noun] a particular kind of dance.

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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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