Karpa, Kaṟpā: 3 definitions

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Karpa means something in biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Karpa [कर्पा] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Xylocarpus granatum J. Koenig from the Meliaceae (Neem) family having the following synonyms: Xylocarpus obovatus. For the possible medicinal usage of karpa, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Karpa [ಕರ್ಪ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Lepisanthes tetraphylla (Vahl) Radlk. from the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family having the following synonyms: Sapindus tetraphylla, Otophora spectabilis, Lepisanthes eriolepis.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Karpa (ಕರ್ಪ):—[noun] the plant Lepisanthes deficiens of Sapindaceae family.

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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.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṟpā (கற்பா) [kaṟ-pā] noun < கல் [kal] + பாவு-. [pavu-.] High ground in the narrow path on the inner side of the walls of a fort; கோட்டை உண்மதிலின் வாரி யுள் உயர்ந்தநிலம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kottai unmathilin vari yul uyarnthanilam. (pingalagandu)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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