Alternative spellings of this word include Kagar.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kagara in India is the name of a plant defined with Saccharum spontaneum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Imperata spontanea (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult., nom. illeg., non Imperata spontanea (L.) P. Beauv. (among others).

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

· Cytologia (1990)
· Current Science (1989)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis, … (1809)
· Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy. Part B, Biological Sciences (1985)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Techn. Bull. USDA (1942)

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

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kagāra (कगार) [Also spelled kagar]:—(nm) a precipice, scarp.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kāgara (ಕಾಗರ):—

1) [noun] the tree Strychnos nux-vomica of Loganiaceae family.

2) [noun] its poisonous nut containing strychnine, brucine and other alkaloids; nux-vomica.

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Kāgāra (ಕಾಗಾರ):—[noun] a person hired to guard a building or other property against thieves, vandals or trespassers; a watchman.

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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: Kagara ba, Kagaradana, Kakaracan.

Ends with: Amkagara, Bimkagara, Dipakagara, Erakagara, Kaicalakagara, Kantakagara, Kanyakagara, Kautukagara, Naukagara, Pakagara, Pustakagara, Shaundikagara, Shokagara, Strikagara, Sumtikagara, Sutikagara.

Full-text: Kagara ba, Kagar, Vitatari.

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Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)

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