Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kabbu in India is the name of a plant defined with Saccharum officinarum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Saccharum spontaneum var. sinense (Roxb.) Andersson (among others).

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

· Report of the Harvard Botanical Gardens, Soledad Estate, Cienfuegos, Cuba (1927)
· Feddes Repertorium (1992)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’, ed. 1820 (1820)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Flore des Antilles (1808)
· Öfversigt af Förhandlingar: Kongl. Svenska VetenskapsAkademien (1855)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kabbū (कब्बू).—a P Tough and hard; that holds back refusing payment--a debtor: also close-fisted, rigid, hard--a miser.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kabbu (ಕಬ್ಬು):—

1) [verb] to make a circle around; to enclose within a circle; to cover from all or almost all sides; to surround.

2) [verb] to attack; to make inroad.

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Kabbu (ಕಬ್ಬು):—

1) [noun] the grass Saccharum officinarum of Poaceae family cultivated as the main source of sugar.

2) [noun] its tall, jointed stem; sugar cane.

3) [noun] ಕಬ್ಬಿನ ತೋಟಕ್ಕೆ ಆನೆ ನುಗ್ಗಿದ ಹಾಗೆ [kabbina totakke ane nuggida hage] kabbina tōṭakke āne nuggida hāge (simile) behaving roughly and enjoying at some place, but ruining the same; ಕಬ್ಬಿನ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೂಲಂಗಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ ಹಾಗೆ [kabbina hotteyalli sulamgi huttida hage] kabbina hoṭṭeyalli sūlaṃgi huṭṭida hāge (proverbial simile) it is like being an useless son who bring shame to his parentś reputation; ಕಬ್ಬು ಡೊಂಕಾದರೆ ಸವಿ ಡೊಂಕೆ [kabbu domkadare savi domke]? kabbu ḍoṃkādare savi ḍoṃke? essence is independent of the outer form;Crooked logs make straight fires;a deformed body may have a beautiful soul; ಕಬ್ಬು ಸಿಹಿಯೆಂದು ಬುಡದವರೆಗೂ ಅಗಿಯಬಾರದು [kabbu sihiyemdu budadavaregu agiyabaradu] kabbusihiyendu buḍadavaregū agiyabāradu do not take undue advantage of a person simply he or she is good; the orange that too hard squeezed yields bitter juice.

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Kabbuguḷ (ಕಬ್ಬುಗುಳ್):—[noun] an abscess that is black (?).

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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: Kabbubekku, Kabbubilla, Kabbudomta, Kabbuli, Kabbuliga, Kabbuna, Kabbunagal, Kabbunakolu, Kabbura, Kabburaga, Kabburaya, Kabburia, Kabbuvil, Kabbuvilla, Kabbuville, Kabbuvilu.

Ends with (+10): Basurakabbu, Cenikabbu, Cheni kabbu, Dasakabbu, Dasarakabbu, Dasarikabbu, Gomarikabbu, Hekkabbu, Huccakabbu, Hucchu-kabbu, Huccukabbu, Huchhu kabbu, Hullikabbu, Kaadu kabbu, Kaadu-kabbu, Kadakabbu, Kadukabbu, Kakabbu, Kanigila, Kashakabbu.

Full-text: Thanneer kabbu, Kaadu kabbu, Huchhu kabbu, Cheni kabbu, Patta patti kabbu, Kadukabbu, Kaadu-kabbu, Petta-patti-kabbu, Nayi-kabbu, Nari-kabbu, Kebbe, Hucchu-kabbu, Naayi-kabbu, Karumpu.

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