Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Jolu in India is the name of a plant defined with Sorghum bicolor in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon saccharatus (L.) Roxb. (among others).

2) Jolu is also identified with Zea mays It has the synonym Zea mays var. saccharata (Sturtev.) L.H. Bailey (etc.).

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

· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research (1997)
· FBI (1897)
· Observationes Botanicae (1781)
· Escritos (1923)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique (1829)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Jolu, for example side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

context information

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

Jōlu (ಜೋಲು):—

1) [verb] to be suspended; to be hanged; to dangle.

2) [verb] to move unsteadily from back to forth or from side to side.

3) [verb] to become loose.

4) [verb] to lose strength and collapse.

5) [verb] to be attracted or fascinated.

6) [verb] ಜೋತಾಡು [jotadu] jōtāḍu to be hanging, dangling; 2. (rarely) to be full to the brim; to be filled completely (with water) (said of water tanks, reservoirs, etc.); ಜೋತುಗೊಳ್ಳು [jotugollu] jōtugoḷḷu = ಜೋತುಬೀಳು [jotubilu]; ಜೋತುಬೀಳು [jotubilu] jōtu bīḷu to depend on; to rely (on for support); 2. to remain firm and resolute to (a principle, argument, way of thinking); ಜೋತುಹಾಕು [jotuhaku] jōtu hāku to hand (something) as to dangle freely at one end); ಜೋಲವಿಡು [jolavidu] jōlaviḍu = ಜೋತುಹಾಕು [jotuhaku].

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Jōlu (ಜೋಲು):—

1) [noun] the state of being dangling; a being hanged.

2) [noun] the quality or condition of being lose or oversized.

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: Jolubavali, Jolubidu, Jolubilu, Jolugalli, Jolugalu, Jolugivi, Jolumanassu, Jolumore, Jolumukha, Jolura.

Full-text: Jolumukha, Jolubavali, Jolubidu, Jolumanassu, Jolumore, Jolubilu, Jol, Manassu, Mukha.

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