Biology (plants and animals)

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

Keppa in India is the name of a plant defined with Eleusine coracana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cynosurus coracan L. (among others).

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

· Museum Senckenbergianum (1837)
· Lidia (1999)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Grasses of Burma (1960)
· American Journal of Botany
· Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. (1956)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Keppa (ಕೆಪ್ಪ):—[noun] a man totally or partially unable to hear; a deaf man.

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Keppa (ಕೆಪ್ಪ):—[noun] a deep, wide pit for the capture of wild elephants.

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Keppa (ಕೆಪ್ಪ):—

1) [noun] the red colour.

2) [noun] malleable and ductile reddish metal which is a chemical element of the transition series, atomic no. 29, used esp. for electrical conductors and as the base of alloys; copper.

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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: Keppai, Keppasi, Keppataraya, Keppate.

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