Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kaulu in India is the name of a plant defined with Careya arborea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Barringtonia arborea (Roxb.) F. Muell. (among others).

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

· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae (Mueller) (1866)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Pl. Corom. (1811)
· Fitoterapia (2003)
· Bangladesh J. Pharmacol. (2008)

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

kaulū (कौलू).—f Chronic enlargement of the spleen, aguecake: also induration of the mesenteric glands.

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

kaulū (कौलू).—f Chronic enlargement of the spleen, ague cake.

context information

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

Kaulu (ಕೌಲು):—

1) [noun] the condition or fact of having a forked-end (as a stick).

2) [noun] division into two parts, groups or classes, esp. when these are sharply distinguished or opposed; dichotomy.

3) [noun] a branch of a family.

4) [noun] a pair of ornamental lines woven at the border of a dhōti, shawl or a blanket.

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Kaulu (ಕೌಲು):—

1) [noun] a treaty a) a formal agreement between two or more nations, relating to peace, alliance, trade, etc. b) the document embodying such an agreement.

2) [noun] ಕೌಲು ಕಟ್ಟಿಸು [kaulu kattisu] kaulu kaṭṭisu to make a solemn declaration or promise of a particular service etc. to a God or any of the gods, daemon, etc.; ಕೌಲು ಬೇಡು [kaulu bedu] kaulu bēḍu (a god or daemon) to demand a service.

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Kauḷu (ಕೌಳು):—

1) [noun] the state of being branched or having branches.

2) [noun] the state of having a forked end; a 'Y' shaped stick.

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Kauḷu (ಕೌಳು):—[noun] the side of the face below the eye; the cheek.

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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: Kaulubha, Kaulude, Kaulugol, Kaulukararu, Kaulumara, Kauluna, Kaulunthunga, Kauluta, Kaulutara.

Full-text: Kaul.

Relevant text

No search results for Kaulu, Kaulū, Kauḷu; (plurals include: Kaulus, Kaulūs, Kauḷus) in any book or story.