Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kagadi in India is the name of a plant defined with Heteropogon contortus 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 secundus Willd. ex Nees (among others).

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

· Essai d’une Nouvelle Agrostographie (1812)
· Acta Botanica Indica (1990)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1985)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1883)
· Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. (1968)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kāgadī (कागदी).—a ( P) Relating to paper. 2 fig. Slight, flimsy, of superficial structure. 3 fig. Of thin delicate skin or bark--kinds of mango and other fruits, varieties of the bamboo &c. 4 That arries letters, a postman, messenger, courier.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kāgadī (कागदी).—a Relating to paper. Of thin deli- cate skin. Flimsy. kā. ghōḍē nācaviṇēṃ To

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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

Kāgaḍi (ಕಾಗಡಿ):—

1) [noun] a bamboo lath having slings on both sides to carry burden on the shoulder or on the back of the neck.

2) [noun] a device, as a seat hanging from ropes or chains, on which one can sit and swing backward and forward as a form of amusement; a swing.

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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: Kagadi Cimva, Kagadi Jvana, Kagadi Khabutara, Kagadi Nimbum, Kagadi Velu, Kagadi-jvana, Kagadi-limbu.

Ends with: Ekkagadi, Jatakagadi, Kasikagadi, Tirkkakati.

Full-text: Kagadi Nimbum, Kagadi Velu, Kagadi Khabutara, Kagadi Jvana, Kagadi-jvana, Kagadi Cimva, Kagadi-limbu, Bharimvacimva.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Kagadi, Kāgadī, Kāgaḍi; (plurals include: Kagadis, Kāgadīs, Kāgaḍis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. God)

45. A Topical Analysis of the Bhojana-Kutuhala < [Volume 2 (1954)]

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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Immunological study of dysbiosis in thalassemic patients in Babylon. < [2017: Volume 6, October issue 12]