India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

Jēnu (“honey”) is one of the many exogamous septs (division) among the Holeyas (field labourers). There are customs remaining which seem to indicate that the Holeya people were once masters of the land.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Jenu in India is the name of a plant defined with Syzygium salicifolium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Eugenia heyneana var. alternans Duthie (among others).

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

· Flora of the Presidency of Madras (1919)
· Illustrations of Indian Botany (1841)
· Fl. Maharashtra State, Dicot. (2001)
· Cat. Pl. Bombay (1839)
· Flora of the British India (1879)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Jenu, for example health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, 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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jēnu (ಜೇನು):—

1) [noun] a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food; honey.

2) [noun] the nest or hive of bees.

3) [noun] any bee that collects and stores honey, esp. Apis mellifera; honey-bee.

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Jēnu (ಜೇನು):—[noun] the tree Guazuma tomentosa (= Buboma tomentosa) of Sterculiaceae family; honey fruit tree.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+5): Jenubale, Jenuganasu, Jenugolisu, Jenugudu, Jenuhalle, Jenuhulu, Jenuhutti, Jenuhuttu, Jenukaddi, Jenukaddicuru, Jenukatala, Jenukittalu, Jenukrishi, Jenukrishika, Jenumane, Jenumara, Jenumbulu, Jenumde, Jenumena, Jenuni.

Ends with: Cemjenu, Cittajenu, Cittijenu, Hejjenu, Kolujenu, Krishnajenu, Malejenu, Ranijenu.

Full-text: Jen, Jenunona, Jeney, Jenumbulu, Jendumbi, Jenuni, Jenona, Jene, Jenutuppa, Jenai, Jenney, Cenai, Ten.

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